Sub-Saharan Africa vs United States of America: Industrial design applications, resident, by count

Sub-Saharan Africa
4,192
in 2020
United States of America
21,913
in 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
7th
United States of America rank
9th

Industrial design applications, resident, by count over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 21,913 against 4,192 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 17,721.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 9th of 7 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 651.5 6,511 5,860 United States of America
1990s 784.4 10,392 9,607 United States of America
2000s 1,350 13,780 12,430 United States of America
2010s 2,748 21,017 18,269 United States of America
2020s 4,192 21,686 17,494 United States of America

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 States of America?
United States of America, at 21,913 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 States of America?
17,721, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and United States of America rank globally for industrial design applications, resident, by count?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 9th 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.