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Patent applications are applications filed 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 2,065.14 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 2 | Singapore | 1,904.58 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Iceland | 1,811.05 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Hong Kong | 1,435.21 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Israel | 1,334.74 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 6 | New Zealand | 1,219.28 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Malta | 1,173.69 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Australia | 1,077.59 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Canada | 1,052.73 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 10 | South Korea | 729.75 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 11 | United States | 585.5 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Japan | 475.4 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 413.61 per 1 million people | 2003 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 408.76 per 1 million people | 2003 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 398.64 per 1 million people | 2003 | |||
| 13 | Brunei | 314.77 per 1 million people | 1993 | ||
| 14 | Malaysia | 292.72 per 1 million people | 1997 | ||
| 15 | Barbados | 256.27 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 254.14 per 1 million people | 2003 | |||
| 16 | Hungary | 189.87 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Croatia | 189.29 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Chile | 186.81 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 19 | United Kingdom | 186.15 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Trinidad and Tobago | 158.02 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Uruguay | 155.68 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 22 | South Africa | 140.62 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 23 | Poland | 140.35 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Germany | 132.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 25 | Mexico | 124.13 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 120.05 per 1 million people | 2004 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 116.91 per 1 million people | 2000 | |||
| 26 | Cyprus | 114.9 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 27 | The Bahamas | 109.69 per 1 million people | 1992 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 107.65 per 1 million people | 2004 | |||
| 28 | Argentina | 99.45 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Venezuela | 94.28 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 30 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 89.27 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 31 | Brazil | 80.47 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 32 | Seychelles | 78.52 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 33 | Namibia | 77.31 per 1 million people | 1993 | ||
| 34 | Estonia | 71.91 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 35 | Thailand | 68.56 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Austria | 67.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 37 | Switzerland | 63.97 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 38 | Czech Republic | 62.02 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 39 | Monaco | 61.73 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Bahrain | 58.65 per 1 million people | 1992 | ||
| 41 | Swaziland | 57.34 per 1 million people | 1992 | ||
| 42 | Sweden | 53.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 52.02 per 1 million people | 2003 | |||
| 43 | Panama | 51.87 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 44 | France | 50.56 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 45 | Russia | 50.37 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 46 | China | 49.99 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 47 | Macau | 48.12 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 48 | Georgia | 46.48 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 49 | Slovakia | 44.4 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 44.3 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 51 | Finland | 41.31 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 52 | Belarus | 38.88 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 53 | Belize | 38.21 per 1 million people | 1989 | ||
| 54 | Ecuador | 37.5 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 55 | Ukraine | 35.66 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 56 | Mongolia | 34.2 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 57 | Netherlands | 34.15 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 58 | Denmark | 31.84 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 59 | Philippines | 31.11 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 60 | Paraguay | 30.47 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 61 | Peru | 28.48 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 62 | Costa Rica | 27.5 per 1 million people | 1993 | ||
| 63 | Dominica | 27.4 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 64 | Malawi | 26.54 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 65 | Nicaragua | 26.22 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 25.57 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 67 | Italy | 24.51 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 68 | Honduras | 23.89 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 69 | Fiji | 23.77 per 1 million people | 1986 | ||
| 70 | Guatemala | 22.74 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 71 | Kiribati | 22.62 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| 72 | Slovenia | 21.03 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 73 | Jamaica | 20.63 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 20.02 per 1 million people | 1986 | ||
| 75 | Jordan | 19.96 per 1 million people | 1989 | ||
| 76 | Latvia | 19.02 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 77 | Belgium | 18.12 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 78 | Luxembourg | 17.78 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 17.25 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 80 | Bulgaria | 17.09 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 81 | Indonesia | 15.81 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 82 | Vietnam | 15.59 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 83 | Morocco | 14.48 per 1 million people | 1998 | ||
| 84 | Ireland | 14.26 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 85 | Bolivia | 14.17 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 86 | Tunisia | 14.08 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 87 | Lithuania | 13.1 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 88 | Cuba | 11.46 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| 89 | El Salvador | 11.29 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 90 | Samoa | 10.88 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 91 | Mauritius | 10.34 per 1 million people | 1998 | ||
| 92 | Algeria | 10.32 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 93 | Liberia | 10.25 per 1 million people | 1993 | ||
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 10.16 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 95 | India | 9.88 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 9.82 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 97 | Guyana | 8.23 per 1 million people | 1990 | ||
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 7.93 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 99 | Romania | 7.52 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 100 | Spain | 7.5 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 101 | Egypt | 7.39 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 102 | Pakistan | 7.11 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 6.84 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 6.5 per 1 million people | 1989 | ||
| 105 | Portugal | 6.29 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 106 | Turkey | 5.42 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Libya | 4.69 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 108 | Colombia | 4.6 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 109 | Nigeria | 2.6 per 1 million people | 1990 | ||
| 110 | Greece | 2.44 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 111 | Moldova | 2.29 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 112 | Zambia | 2.29 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 113 | Ghana | 2.26 per 1 million people | 1994 | ||
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 2.19 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 115 | Iran | 2.19 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 116 | Armenia | 1.98 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 117 | Bangladesh | 1.34 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 118 | Madagascar | 1.22 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 1.21 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 120 | Lesotho | 1.18 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 1.12 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| 122 | Somalia | 1.08 per 1 million people | 1985 | ||
| 123 | Kenya | 1 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| 124 | Sudan | 0.952 per 1 million people | 1992 | ||
| 125 | Tanzania | 0.931 per 1 million people | 1989 | ||
| 126 | Syria | 0.813 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 127 | Iraq | 0.807 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 128 | Burundi | 0.644 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 129 | Haiti | 0.639 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| 130 | Uganda | 0.579 per 1 million people | 1992 | ||
| 131 | Rwanda | 0.533 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| 132 | North Korea | 0.396 per 1 million people | 1992 | ||
| 133 | Tajikistan | 0.309 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 134 | Nepal | 0.231 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.198 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 136 | Angola | 0.179 per 1 million people | 1992 | ||
| 137 | Ethiopia | 0.062 per 1 million people | 2000 |
