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

Germany
33,448
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa
4,192
in 2020
Germany rank
4th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st

Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time

  • Germany
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k198020002021

How they compare

Germany currently reports 33,448 against 4,192 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 29,256.

That makes Germany's figure about 8.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 121 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 47,442 42 47,400 Germany
1990s 62,341 784.4 61,556 Germany
2000s 45,228 1,350 43,877 Germany
2010s 42,574 2,748 39,826 Germany
2020s 35,764 4,192 31,572 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial design applications, resident, by count, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Germany, at 33,448 against 4,192 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in industrial design applications, resident, by count between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
29,256, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
Germany ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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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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.