Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Industrial design applications, resident, by count
Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Japan currently reports 22,051 against 4,192 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17,859.
That makes Japan's figure about 5.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 121 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53,494 | 651.5 | 52,843 | Japan |
| 1990s | 38,345 | 784.4 | 37,561 | Japan |
| 2000s | 34,060 | 1,350 | 32,710 | Japan |
| 2010s | 25,414 | 2,748 | 22,666 | Japan |
| 2020s | 22,392 | 4,192 | 18,200 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher industrial design applications, resident, by count, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Japan, at 22,051 against 4,192 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in industrial design applications, resident, by count between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 17,859, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
- Japan ranks 8th 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
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.