France vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Industrial design applications, resident, by count

France
30,120
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
4,192
in 2020
France rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th

Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k198020002021

How they compare

France currently reports 30,120 against 4,192 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 25,928.

That makes France's figure about 7.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 121 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 20,458 1,069 19,389 France
2000s 18,044 1,239 16,805 France
2010s 43,318 4,050 39,268 France
2020s 29,572 4,192 25,380 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial design applications, resident, by count, France or Sub-Saharan Africa?
France, at 30,120 against 4,192 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in industrial design applications, resident, by count between France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
25,928, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
France ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th 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.