Number of Patent Applications by Residents
This key economic indicator for the Application sector has been recently updated.
- South Korea Number of Patent Applications by Residents grew 5.6% in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 China Number of Patent Applications by Residents grew 9.2% year on year reaching 1,243,568 Patents.
- In 2019 South Korea was ranked number 4 in Number of Patent Applications by Residents.
- In 2018 Slovenia was number 54 in Number of Patent Applications by Residents reaching 255 Patents, moving from 122 in 2017.
Top Countries in Number of Patent Applications by Residents
| # | 133 Countries | Units (Patents) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
China
|
1,243,568 | 2019 | -10.8 % | +9.2 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
United States
|
285,113 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Japan
|
245,372 | 2019 | -3.3 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
South Korea
|
171,603 | 2019 | +5.6 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
Germany
|
46,632 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Russia
|
23,337 | 2019 | -6.4 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
India
|
19,454 | 2019 | +19.4 % | +10.1 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
France
|
14,103 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
United Kingdom
|
12,061 | 2019 | -6.3 % | -4.5 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Iran
|
11,569 | 2019 | -2.9 % | -3.3 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Italy
|
9,229 | 2019 | +3.5 % | +1.4 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Turkey
|
7,871 | 2019 | +10.0 % | +10.6 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Brazil
|
5,464 | 2019 | +9.7 % | +3.2 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Canada
|
4,238 | 2019 | -2.5 % | +0.2 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
Poland
|
3,887 | 2019 | -7.6 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Indonesia
|
3,093 | 2019 | +119.8 % | +34.5 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Australia
|
2,637 | 2019 | -4.3 % | +5.8 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Netherlands
|
2,228 | 2019 | +5.5 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
Ukraine
|
2,097 | 2019 | -0.5 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
Austria
|
2,066 | 2019 | +1.3 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Sweden
|
1,802 | 2019 | -2.0 % | -1.9 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Singapore
|
1,727 | 2019 | +9.7 % | +5.8 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Switzerland
|
1,369 | 2019 | +6.7 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Israel
|
1,368 | 2019 | -9.2 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Denmark
|
1,351 | 2019 | +7.0 % | -0.4 % | View data |
| 26 |
#26
Finland
|
1,321 | 2019 | -4.8 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 27 |
#27
Mexico
|
1,305 | 2019 | -16.1 % | +0.9 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Spain
|
1,288 | 2019 | -15.5 % | -15.3 % | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Saudi Arabia
|
1,188 | 2019 | +10.2 % | +12.8 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Malaysia
|
1,071 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -4.6 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Egypt
|
1,027 | 2019 | +3.0 % | +6.4 % | View data |
| 32 |
#32
Norway
|
957 | 2019 | -11.6 % | -2.9 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Romania
|
881 | 2019 | -19.9 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
Belgium
|
876 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Thailand
|
821 | 2019 | -9.2 % | -4.0 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Kazakhstan
|
800 | 2019 | +1.4 % | -14.4 % | View data |
| 37 |
#37
Czech Republic
|
765 | 2019 | +12.8 % | -3.4 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Vietnam
|
720 | 2019 | +11.5 % | +8.1 % | View data |
| 39 |
#39
Portugal
|
703 | 2019 | +6.3 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Iraq
|
653 | 2018 | +6.5 % | NA | View data |
| 41 |
#41
South Africa
|
567 | 2019 | -13.7 % | -6.7 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Philippines
|
501 | 2019 | -5.3 % | +8.4 % | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Argentina
|
442 | 2019 | +4.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Chile
|
438 | 2019 | +7.9 % | -0.6 % | View data |
| 45 |
#45
Hungary
|
427 | 2019 | +4.9 % | -4.8 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Colombia
|
422 | 2019 | +1.7 % | +10.2 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Uzbekistan
|
374 | 2019 | -20.4 % | +1.6 % | View data |
| 48 |
#48
Greece
|
356 | 2019 | -17.2 % | -11.4 % | View data |
| 48 |
#48
Sri Lanka
|
356 | 2019 | +3.8 % | NA | View data |
| 50 |
#50
New Zealand
|
324 | 2019 | -68.1 % | -27.7 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Pakistan
|
313 | 2019 | +2.3 % | +16.5 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Belarus
|
298 | 2019 | -34.2 % | -14.5 % | View data |
| 53 |
#53
Kenya
|
294 | 2019 | +20.5 % | +17.4 % | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Slovenia
|
255 | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Sudan
|
238 | 2019 | -31.8 % | NA | View data |
| 56 |
#56
Slovakia
|
206 | 2019 | -5.1 % | -0.5 % | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Morocco
|
199 | 2019 | +6.4 % | -10.9 % | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Croatia
|
195 | 2019 | +61.2 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 59 |
#59
Tunisia
|
191 | 2019 | +6.1 % | +6.1 % | View data |
| 60 |
#60
Bulgaria
|
186 | 2019 | +3.3 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Serbia
|
168 | 2019 | +3.1 % | -3.6 % | View data |
| 62 |
#62
Azerbaijan
|
147 | 2019 | -5.2 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 63 |
#63
Peru
|
137 | 2019 | +53.9 % | +10.5 % | View data |
| 64 |
#64
Syria
|
121 | 2019 | +17.5 % | NA | View data |
| 65 |
#65
Nigeria
|
120 | 2018 | +20.0 % | +19.1 % | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Luxembourg
|
117 | 2019 | -23.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
| 67 |
#67
Algeria
|
113 | 2019 | -25.7 % | +3.8 % | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Armenia
|
112 | 2019 | +10.9 % | -1.5 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Lebanon
|
110 | 2015 | +37.5 % | NA | View data |
| 70 |
#70
Kyrgyzstan
|
92 | 2019 | NA | -7.0 % | View data |
| 71 |
#71
Lithuania
|
90 | 2019 | +11.1 % | -6.1 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Georgia
|
85 | 2019 | -17.5 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Moldova
|
85 | 2019 | -7.6 % | +4.9 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
Mongolia
|
84 | 2019 | +2.4 % | -9.6 % | View data |
| 75 |
#75
Latvia
|
82 | 2019 | -4.7 % | -4.5 % | View data |
| 76 |
#76
Venezuela
|
81 | 2019 | +1.3 % | +8.1 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Bangladesh
|
68 | 2019 | -1.4 % | +9.1 % | View data |
| 78 |
#78
Yemen
|
60 | 2019 | NA | +15.7 % | View data |
| 79 |
#79
Bolivia
|
59 | 2017 | +391.7 % | NA | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Ireland
|
58 | 2019 | -23.7 % | NA | View data |
| 80 |
#80
United Arab Emirates
|
58 | 2019 | +3.6 % | +14.9 % | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Iceland
|
47 | 2019 | -16.1 % | -1.6 % | View data |
| 83 |
#83
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
45 | 2019 | -46.4 % | +1.9 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Qatar
|
39 | 2019 | NA | +50.8 % | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Panama
|
34 | 2019 | -74.8 % | +21.2 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Barbados
|
31 | 2019 | NA | +98.7 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Estonia
|
31 | 2019 | +29.2 % | -6.8 % | View data |
| 88 |
#88
Oman
|
30 | 2019 | +87.5 % | +56.5 % | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Ecuador
|
29 | 2019 | -14.7 % | +3.9 % | View data |
| 90 |
#90
Cuba
|
27 | 2019 | -6.9 % | +2.4 % | View data |
| 91 |
#91
Tanzania
|
25 | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Dominican Republic
|
23 | 2019 | +35.3 % | +7.5 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Mozambique
|
23 | 2019 | -32.4 % | +10.4 % | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Uruguay
|
22 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -9.9 % | View data |
| 95 |
#95
Jordan
|
21 | 2019 | -12.5 % | -12.1 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Nepal
|
19 | 2019 | +5.6 % | +13.7 % | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Costa Rica
|
16 | 2019 | +100.0 % | +1.3 % | View data |
| 97 |
#97
Montenegro
|
16 | 2019 | +433.3 % | +4.2 % | View data |
| 99 |
#99
Ethiopia
|
14 | 2019 | +7.7 % | +47.6 % | View data |
| 99 |
#99
Jamaica
|
14 | 2019 | -46.1 % | -15.8 % | View data |
| 101 |
#101
Ghana
|
13 | 2018 | -13.3 % | NA | View data |
| 102 |
#102
San Marino
|
11 | 2019 | -21.4 % | +22.4 % | View data |
| 103 |
#103
Monaco
|
10 | 2019 | +150.0 % | +10.8 % | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Madagascar
|
9 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +12.5 % | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Honduras
|
8 | 2019 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Namibia
|
8 | 2019 | -61.9 % | NA | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Uganda
|
8 | 2019 | +33.3 % | +9.9 % | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Zimbabwe
|
8 | 2016 | -11.1 % | NA | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Brunei
|
7 | 2019 | -70.8 % | -23.1 % | View data |
| 109 |
#109
Guatemala
|
7 | 2019 | +16.7 % | -6.9 % | View data |
| 111 |
#111
Rwanda
|
6 | 2018 | +50.0 % | NA | View data |
| 112 |
#112
Malta
|
5 | 2019 | NA | +0.0 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Albania
|
4 | 2019 | -73.3 % | -16.7 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Bahamas
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +31.9 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Bahrain
|
4 | 2019 | -63.6 % | -7.8 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Cyprus
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Mauritius
|
4 | 2019 | -75.0 % | +5.9 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Bhutan
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Cambodia
|
3 | 2016 | NA | +44.2 % | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Cape Verde
|
3 | 2018 | +50.0 % | NA | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Malawi
|
3 | 2016 | -50.0 % | NA | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Botswana
|
2 | 2019 | NA | -12.9 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Guyana
|
2 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +14.9 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Haiti
|
2 | 2014 | NA | NA | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Laos
|
2 | 2019 | +100.0 % | +14.9 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Saint Lucia
|
2 | 2018 | -33.3 % | NA | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Samoa
|
2 | 2019 | +100.0 % | +14.9 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Zambia
|
2 | 2019 | -81.8 % | -32.2 % | View data |
| 129 |
#129
El Salvador
|
1 | 2019 | -66.7 % | NA | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Kuwait
|
1 | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Nicaragua
|
1 | 2014 | -66.7 % | NA | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Papua New Guinea
|
1 | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 129 |
#129
Trinidad and Tobago
|
1 | 2019 | -75.0 % | -24.2 % | View data |
Source: World Bank