Patent applications filed by residents
Country comparison of patent applications filed by residents in 2021, using official World Bank WDI series IP.PAT.RESD with source-defined units and coverage.
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Key Insights
- •113 ISO countries have a finite 2021 observation.
- •China is highest in the fixed-year data at 1426644 applications.
- •Samoa is lowest in the fixed-year data at 1 applications.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 20,263.1applications)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.
Values are fixed-year 2021 observations. Aggregates, nulls, non-finite values, non-ISO economies, and missing countries are excluded rather than estimated.
Methodology
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 1,426,644.0applications |
| 2 | United States of America | 262,244.0applications |
| 3 | Japan | 222,452.0applications |
| 4 | South Korea | 186,245.0applications |
| 5 | Germany | 39,822.0applications |
| 6 | India | 26,267.0applications |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 19,569.0applications |
| 8 | France | 13,386.0applications |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 11,592.0applications |
| 10 | Italy | 10,281.0applications |
| 11 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 10,210.0applications |
| 12 | Türkiye | 8,234.0applications |
| 13 | Canada | 4,710.0applications |
| 14 | Brazil | 4,666.0applications |
| 15 | Poland | 3,377.0applications |
| 16 | Australia | 2,966.0applications |
| 17 | Netherlands | 2,080.0applications |
| 18 | Singapore | 2,024.0applications |
| 19 | Austria | 1,872.0applications |
| 20 | South Africa | 1,804.0applications |
| 21 | Sweden | 1,771.0applications |
| 22 | Israel | 1,592.0applications |
| 23 | Finland | 1,557.0applications |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 1,398.0applications |
| 25 | Indonesia | 1,397.0applications |
| 26 | Spain | 1,308.0applications |
| 27 | Ukraine | 1,302.0applications |
| 28 | Switzerland | 1,288.0applications |
| 29 | Mexico | 1,117.0applications |
| 30 | Denmark | 1,090.0applications |
| 31 | Vietnam | 1,066.0applications |
| 32 | Norway | 946.0applications |
| 33 | Malaysia | 883.0applications |
| 34 | Egypt | 881.0applications |
| 35 | Thailand | 867.0applications |
| 36 | Belgium | 799.0applications |
| 37 | Romania | 772.0applications |
| 38 | Portugal | 711.0applications |
| 39 | Czech Republic | 541.0applications |
| 40 | Philippines | 490.0applications |
| 41 | Hungary | 433.0applications |
| 42 | Colombia | 432.0applications |
| 43 | Pakistan | 426.0applications |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 413.0applications |
| 45 | Argentina | 406.0applications |
| 46 | Chile | 402.0applications |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 401.0applications |
| 48 | Greece | 394.0applications |
| 49 | New Zealand | 330.0applications |
| 50 | Belarus | 276.0applications |
| 51 | Algeria | 268.0applications |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 266.0applications |
| 53 | Morocco | 254.0applications |
| 54 | Slovenia | 222.0applications |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 165.0applications |
| 56 | Kenya | 160.0applications |
| 57 | Slovakia | 146.0applications |
| 58 | Serbia | 138.0applications |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 119.0applications |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 112.0applications |
| 61 | Mongolia | 109.0applications |
| 62 | Latvia | 104.0applications |
| 63 | Syrian Arab Republic | 102.0applications |
| 64 | Peru | 94.0applications |
| 65 | Georgia | 90.0applications |
| 66 | Kyrgyzstan | 83.0applications |
| 67 | Lithuania | 81.0applications |
| 68 | Croatia | 77.0applications |
| 69 | Ireland | 75.0applications |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 74.0applications |
| 71 | Barbados | 73.0applications |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 69.0applications |
| 73 | Moldova, Republic of | 64.0applications |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.0applications |
| 75 | Qatar | 47.0applications |
| 76 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 42.0applications |
| 77 | Guyana | 40.0applications |
| 78 | Armenia | 40.0applications |
| 79 | Ecuador | 35.0applications |
| 80 | Panama | 35.0applications |
| 81 | Iceland | 34.0applications |
| 82 | Mozambique | 30.0applications |
| 83 | Oman | 30.0applications |
| 84 | Estonia | 25.0applications |
| 85 | Jordan | 25.0applications |
| 86 | Albania | 23.0applications |
| 87 | Cuba | 21.0applications |
| 88 | Yemen | 20.0applications |
| 89 | Jamaica | 16.0applications |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 15.0applications |
| 91 | Rwanda | 14.0applications |
| 92 | Uganda | 14.0applications |
| 93 | Zambia | 13.0applications |
| 94 | Paraguay | 10.0applications |
| 95 | Guatemala | 9.0applications |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 7.0applications |
| 97 | San Marino | 7.0applications |
| 98 | Madagascar | 6.0applications |
| 99 | Mauritius | 6.0applications |
| 100 | Malta | 5.0applications |
| 101 | Monaco | 5.0applications |
| 102 | Bolivia | 5.0applications |
| 103 | Djibouti | 3.0applications |
| 104 | Andorra | 3.0applications |
| 105 | Bahrain | 3.0applications |
| 106 | Botswana | 3.0applications |
| 107 | El Salvador | 2.0applications |
| 108 | Macao | 2.0applications |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.0applications |
| 110 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.0applications |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 1.0applications |
| 112 | Cyprus | 1.0applications |
| 113 | Samoa | 1.0applications |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank, World Development Indicators (2021).
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