Canada vs South Africa: Industrial design applications, resident, by count

Canada
715
in 2021
South Africa
728
in 2021
Canada rank
35th
South Africa rank
33rd

Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time

  • Canada
  • South Africa
5001.0k1.5k2.0k198020002021

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 728 against 715 in Canada, a difference of 13.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Africa ahead.

Canada ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 121 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 738.83 1,044 305 South Africa
1990s 721.9 668.8 53.1 Canada
2000s 681.9 843.3 161.4 South Africa
2010s 820 929.33 109.33 South Africa
2020s 726.5 849 122.5 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial design applications, resident, by count, Canada or South Africa?
South Africa, at 728 against 715 in Canada as of 2021.
What is the difference in industrial design applications, resident, by count between Canada and South Africa?
13, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
37 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2021.
How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
Canada ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 33rd of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), published as Industrial design applications, resident, by count. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Industrial design applications, resident, by count
Source
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 2,569 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Industrial design applications are applications to register an industrial design with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Hague System. A resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of, or acting for, the state or jurisdiction in which the first named applicant in the application is resident. Design count is used to render application data for industrial applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while others have a multiple class/design filing system.