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Economy > Innovation > Patent applications, residents: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Patent applications, residents. 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.

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 ChinaChina 415,829 2011
2 JapanJapan 287,580 2011
3 United StatesUnited States 247,750 2011
4 South KoreaSouth Korea 138,034 2011
5 European UnionEuropean Union 108,762 2011
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 89,408.86 2011
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 56,714.31 2011
6 GermanyGermany 46,986 2011
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 27,323.41 2011
7 RussiaRussia 26,495 2011
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 20,408.3 2011
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 17,978.54 2010
8 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 15,343 2011
9 FranceFrance 14,655 2011
10 IndiaIndia 8,841 2011
11 ItalyItaly 8,794 2011
12 North KoreaNorth Korea 8,018 2010
13 IranIran 5,970 2006
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 5,500.53 2011
14 CanadaCanada 4,754 2011
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 4,490.6 2011
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 4,350.48 2011
15 TurkeyTurkey 3,885 2011
16 PolandPoland 3,879 2011
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 3,502.93 2011
17 SpainSpain 3,430 2011
18 BrazilBrazil 2,705 2010
19 UkraineUkraine 2,649 2011
20 NetherlandsNetherlands 2,585 2011
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2,572.85 2011
21 AustraliaAustralia 2,383 2011
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 2,173.78 2011
22 AustriaAustria 2,154 2011
23 SwedenSweden 2,004 2011
24 BelarusBelarus 1,725 2011
25 FinlandFinland 1,650 2011
26 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,597 2011
27 DenmarkDenmark 1,574 2011
28 New ZealandNew Zealand 1,501 2011
29 RomaniaRomania 1,424 2011
30 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,415 2011
31 IsraelIsrael 1,360 2011
32 NorwayNorway 1,122 2011
33 MalaysiaMalaysia 1,076 2011
34 MexicoMexico 1,065 2011
35 SingaporeSingapore 1,056 2011
36 ThailandThailand 927 2011
37 ArgentinaArgentina 801 2008
38 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 783 2011
39 GreeceGreece 728 2010
40 HungaryHungary 662 2011
41 South AfricaSouth Africa 656 2011
42 BelgiumBelgium 636 2011
43 EgyptEgypt 618 2011
Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile) 602.57 2011
44 PortugalPortugal 571 2011
45 IndonesiaIndonesia 541 2011
46 IrelandIreland 494 2011
47 SloveniaSlovenia 442 2010
48 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 347 2011
49 ChileChile 339 2011
50 VietnamVietnam 300 2011
51 UzbekistanUzbekistan 282 2011
52 BulgariaBulgaria 262 2011
53 CroatiaCroatia 230 2011
54 Sri LankaSri Lanka 225 2010
55 SlovakiaSlovakia 224 2011
56 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 193 2011
57 PhilippinesPhilippines 186 2011
58 ColombiaColombia 183 2011
59 Hong KongHong Kong 181 2011
60 SerbiaSerbia 180 2011
61 LatviaLatvia 173 2011
62 MoroccoMorocco 169 2011
63 GeorgiaGeorgia 138 2011
64 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 134 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 131.71 1993
65 SyriaSyria 124 2006
66 ArmeniaArmenia 121 2011
67 MongoliaMongolia 110 2010
68 MoldovaMoldova 97 2011
69 AlgeriaAlgeria 94 2011
70 LithuaniaLithuania 93 2011
71 PakistanPakistan 92 2011
72 LuxembourgLuxembourg 85 2011
73 KenyaKenya 77 2010
74 IraqIraq 68 1996
=75 CubaCuba 62 2011
=75 EstoniaEstonia 62 2011
77 TunisiaTunisia 56 2005
78 IcelandIceland 50 2011
79 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 44 1999
80 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 43 2011
81 JordanJordan 40 2011
82 PeruPeru 39 2011
83 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 37 2011
84 VenezuelaVenezuela 33 2011
=85 BangladeshBangladesh 32 2011
=85 LebanonLebanon 32 1974
87 ZimbabweZimbabwe 28 1996
88 PanamaPanama 21 2011
=89 UruguayUruguay 20 2011
=89 JamaicaJamaica 20 2011
=89 MontenegroMontenegro 20 2011
=89 YemenYemen 20 2010
93 Republic of the CongoCongo Rep. 19 1988
=94 ParaguayParaguay 18 2010
=94 MozambiqueMozambique 18 2007
96 BoliviaBolivia 17 1995
=97 Costa RicaCosta Rica 14 2011
=97 NicaraguaNicaragua 14 2000
=97 LiberiaLiberia 14 1993
=97 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 14 1986
101 NamibiaNamibia 13 1993
=102 EthiopiaEthiopia 12 2007
=102 LibyaLibya 12 1996
=102 NigeriaNigeria 12 1990
=105 MaltaMalta 9 2011
=105 GuyanaGuyana 9 1986
107 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 8 1984
=108 MonacoMonaco 6 2011
=108 UgandaUganda 6 2007
=108 ZambiaZambia 6 2001
=111 MacauMacau 4 2011
=111 GuatemalaGuatemala 4 2011
=111 TajikistanTajikistan 4 2011
=111 CyprusCyprus 4 2010
=111 EcuadorEcuador 4 2010
=111 AngolaAngola 4 1992
=111 KuwaitKuwait 4 1974
=118 MadagascarMadagascar 3 2011
=118 AlbaniaAlbania 3 2011
=118 SudanSudan 3 2007
=118 MalawiMalawi 3 2000
=118 El SalvadorEl Salvador 3 1995
=118 NepalNepal 3 1995
=124 HondurasHonduras 2 2011
=124 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2 2010
=124 MauritiusMauritius 2 2008
=124 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2 1992
=124 SamoaSamoa 2 1981
=124 FijiFiji 2 1980
=124 CambodiaCambodia 2 1973
=131 BahrainBahrain 1 2011
=131 BarbadosBarbados 1 2008
=131 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 1 2008
=131 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1 2008
=131 BelizeBelize 1 2006
=131 ArubaAruba 1 2002
=131 HaitiHaiti 1 1999
=131 LesothoLesotho 1 1996
=131 BurundiBurundi 1 1996
=131 RwandaRwanda 1 1988
=131 SomaliaSomalia 1 1984
=131 TanzaniaTanzania 1 1983
=131 MaliMali 1 1981
=131 LaosLaos 1 1973
=131 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 1 1967

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