France vs Japan: Industrial design applications, resident, by count

France
26,821
in 2024
Japan
20,675
in 2024
France rank
8th
Japan rank
9th

Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time

  • France
  • Japan
20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k198020022024

How they compare

France currently reports 26,821 against 20,675 in Japan, a difference of 6,146.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Japan ahead.

France ranks 8th and Japan ranks 9th of 127 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 20,458 35,235 14,777 Japan
2000s 18,044 35,872 17,829 Japan
2010s 43,318 23,842 19,476 France
2020s 29,179 21,493 7,686 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial design applications, resident, by count, France or Japan?
France, at 26,821 against 20,675 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in industrial design applications, resident, by count between France and Japan?
6,146, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do France and Japan rank globally for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
France ranks 8th and Japan ranks 9th of 127 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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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
139 places, 3,186 data points, 1980–2024
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.