Sub-Saharan Africa vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Industrial design applications, resident, by count

Sub-Saharan Africa
4,192
in 2020
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
28,299
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
6th

Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
010.0k20.0k30.0k198020002021

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 28,299 against 4,192 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 24,107.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 6.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 7 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2010s 3,014 10,550 7,537 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 4,192 21,361 17,169 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial design applications, resident, by count, Sub-Saharan Africa or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 28,299 against 4,192 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
What is the difference in industrial design applications, resident, by count between Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
24,107, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
10 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 6th of 7 groups.
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.