Japan vs South Asia: Industrial design applications, resident, by count

Japan
22,051
in 2021
South Asia
10,748
in 2020
Japan rank
8th
South Asia rank
5th

Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time

  • Japan
  • South Asia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 22,051 against 10,748 in South Asia, a difference of 11,303.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times South Asia's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 5th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Asia Difference Ahead
1980s 53,494 1,167 52,327 Japan
1990s 38,345 2,590 35,755 Japan
2000s 34,060 4,789 29,272 Japan
2010s 25,414 8,597 16,817 Japan
2020s 22,392 10,748 11,644 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial design applications, resident, by count, Japan or South Asia?
Japan, at 22,051 against 10,748 in South Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in industrial design applications, resident, by count between Japan and South Asia?
11,303, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Asia?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Japan and South Asia rank globally for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
Japan ranks 8th and South Asia ranks 5th 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.