Germany vs Japan: Industrial design applications, resident, by count
Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 28,202 against 20,675 in Japan, a difference of 7,527.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 7th and Japan ranks 9th of 127 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 47,442 | 46,612 | 830 | Germany |
| 1990s | 62,341 | 38,345 | 23,995 | Germany |
| 2000s | 45,228 | 34,060 | 11,168 | Germany |
| 2010s | 42,574 | 25,414 | 17,160 | Germany |
| 2020s | 31,390 | 21,493 | 9,897 | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial design applications, resident, by count, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 28,202 against 20,675 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in industrial design applications, resident, by count between Germany and Japan?
- 7,527, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
- Germany ranks 7th 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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About this data
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.