Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, nonresidents per million: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Patent applications, nonresidents. 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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Hong KongHong Kong	1,882.46	2011
2	SingaporeSingapore	1,685.67	2011
3	New ZealandNew Zealand	1,068.74	2011
4	AustraliaAustralia	1,036.69	2011
5	CanadaCanada	880.32	2011
6	South KoreaSouth Korea	821.43	2011
7	United StatesUnited States	821.06	2011
8	IsraelIsrael	711.57	2011
9	JapanJapan	430.54	2011
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	348.83	2011
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	344.78	2011
10	BarbadosBarbados	251.95	2011
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	233.62	2011
11	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	212.69	2008
12	UruguayUruguay	197.13	2011
13	MalaysiaMalaysia	186.93	2011
14	BelizeBelize	183.96	2008
15	GermanyGermany	152.3	2011
16	ChileChile	141.72	2011
17	MontenegroMontenegro	133.73	2011
18	Costa RicaCosta Rica	132.98	2011
19	NorwayNorway	132.04	2011
20	South AfricaSouth Africa	130.25	2011
21	ArgentinaArgentina	120.5	2008
22	KuwaitKuwait	112.31	1974
23	PanamaPanama	112.29	2011
24	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	110.21	2011
25	The BahamasThe Bahamas	108.98	1992
26	MexicoMexico	108.83	2011
27	BahrainBahrain	107.52	2011
28	BruneiBrunei	106.49	2009
29	RussiaRussia	104.36	2011
30	MacauMacau	102.51	2011
31	BrazilBrazil	102.36	2010
32	LuxembourgLuxembourg	82.96	2011
33	ChinaChina	82.27	2011
34	MonacoMonaco	80.51	2011
35	SeychellesSeychelles	78.52	1996
36	NamibiaNamibia	76.95	1993
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	76.89	2010
37	LebanonLebanon	73.36	1974
38	IcelandIceland	65.83	2011
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	64.37	2011
39	SamoaSamoa	60.36	2007
40	JordanJordan	58.24	2011
41	GeorgiaGeorgia	57.99	2011
42	UkraineUkraine	56.97	2011
43	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	56.37	2011
44	ParaguayParaguay	53.72	2010
45	VenezuelaVenezuela	53.05	2011
46	SwazilandSwaziland	51.77	1992
47	European UnionEuropean Union	48.64	2011
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	48.24	2011
48	EcuadorEcuador	46	2010
49	ThailandThailand	45.02	2011
50	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	44.12	2001
51	PeruPeru	38.12	2011
52	ColombiaColombia	37.6	2011
53	VietnamVietnam	37.11	2011
54	SwedenSweden	35.66	2011
55	DenmarkDenmark	35.36	2011
56	JamaicaJamaica	34.36	2011
57	The GambiaThe Gambia	33.63	1974
58	AustriaAustria	32.76	2011
59	HondurasHonduras	32.53	2011
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	32.19	2011
60	FranceFrance	32.11	2011
61	PhilippinesPhilippines	31.67	2011
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	31.47	1993
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	30.93	2011
62	TunisiaTunisia	28.12	2005
63	DominicaDominica	28.02	1995
64	MoroccoMorocco	27.45	2011
65	IndiaIndia	27.39	2011
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	27.39	2011
66	BotswanaBotswana	27.07	1982
67	MalawiMalawi	26.93	2001
68	MongoliaMongolia	25.44	2010
69	NicaraguaNicaragua	25.29	2000
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	25.12	2011
70	KiribatiKiribati	24.58	1999
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	23.7	2011
71	FijiFiji	23.66	1986
72	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	23.16	2011
73	FinlandFinland	23.01	2011
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	22.7	2011
74	GrenadaGrenada	22.47	1980
75	GuatemalaGuatemala	22.23	2011
76	IndonesiaIndonesia	21.73	2011
77	AlgeriaAlgeria	21.26	2011
78	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	20.25	1986
79	EgyptEgypt	20.04	2011
80	KazakhstanKazakhstan	19.14	2011
81	NetherlandsNetherlands	18.57	2011
82	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+	18.54	2000
83	MauritiusMauritius	17.34	2008
84	CubaCuba	16.32	2011
85	BelarusBelarus	15.41	2011
86	ItalyItaly	15.27	2011
87	IrelandIreland	14.64	2011
88	MaltaMalta	14.4	2011
89	BoliviaBolivia	13.88	1995
90	BelgiumBelgium	11.5	2011
91	Sri LankaSri Lanka	11.38	2010
92	EstoniaEstonia	11.19	2011
93	El SalvadorEl Salvador	11.13	1995
94	LiberiaLiberia	10.47	1993
95	ZimbabweZimbabwe	10.3	1996
96	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	9.65	1996
97	UzbekistanUzbekistan	9.34	2011
98	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	9.24	2011
99	GuyanaGuyana	8.28	1990
100	IranIran	7.85	2006
101	CyprusCyprus	7.17	2011
102	PortugalPortugal	7.1	2011
103	SyriaSyria	7.07	2006
104	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	6.87	2008
105	SerbiaSerbia	6.75	2011
106	Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands	6.6	1989
107	ArmeniaArmenia	6.41	2011
108	PolandPoland	6.33	2011
109	SlovakiaSlovakia	6.11	2011
110	SloveniaSlovenia	5.37	2010
111	LithuaniaLithuania	4.95	2011
112	CroatiaCroatia	4.91	2011
113	PakistanPakistan	4.89	2011
114	LatviaLatvia	4.86	2011
115	LibyaLibya	4.75	1996
116	LaosLaos	4.35	1974
117	SpainSpain	4.24	2011
118	HungaryHungary	3.61	2011
119	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	3.13	2011
120	TurkeyTurkey	3.12	2011
121	MoldovaMoldova	3.09	2011
122	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	2.94	1984
123	KenyaKenya	2.93	2010
124	BulgariaBulgaria	2.86	2011
125	MadagascarMadagascar	2.68	2011
126	NigeriaNigeria	2.57	1990
127	AlbaniaAlbania	2.54	2011
128	YemenYemen	2.42	2010
129	ZambiaZambia	2.41	2001
130	CambodiaCambodia	2.41	1973
131	GhanaGhana	2.39	1994
132	RomaniaRomania	1.82	2011
133	BangladeshBangladesh	1.79	2011
134	North KoreaNorth Korea	1.59	2010
135	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	1.43	2011
136	GreeceGreece	1.41	2010
137	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	1.31	2011
138	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	1.27	1995
139	SomaliaSomalia	1.15	1985
140	LesothoLesotho	1.14	1995
141	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	1.12	1999
142	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	1.1	2010
143	MozambiqueMozambique	0.992	2007
144	TanzaniaTanzania	0.932	1989
145	IraqIraq	0.856	1996
146	BurundiBurundi	0.635	1996
147	HaitiHaiti	0.593	1999
148	RwandaRwanda	0.509	1999
149	SudanSudan	0.391	2007
150	EthiopiaEthiopia	0.311	2007
151	MaliMali	0.286	1982
152	NepalNepal	0.243	1995
153	AngolaAngola	0.182	1992
154	TajikistanTajikistan	0.128	2011
155	UgandaUganda	0.0325	2007

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