Japan vs North America: Industrial design applications, resident, by count
Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 21,373 against 20,675 in Japan, a difference of 698.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and North America ranks 8th of 127 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and North America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53,494 | 7,240 | 46,254 | Japan |
| 1990s | 38,345 | 11,114 | 27,232 | Japan |
| 2000s | 34,060 | 14,462 | 19,598 | Japan |
| 2010s | 25,414 | 21,840 | 3,574 | Japan |
| 2020s | 21,493 | 21,494 | 1.2 | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial design applications, resident, by count, Japan or North America?
- North America, at 21,373 against 20,675 in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in industrial design applications, resident, by count between Japan and North America?
- 698, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
- Japan ranks 9th and North America ranks 8th 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.