Number of PCT Patent Applications Foreign-Owned

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  1. China grew 4.3% of Number of PCT Patent Applications Foreign-Owned in 2018, from a year earlier.
  2. Since 2013 South Korea Number of PCT Patent Applications Foreign-Owned was up 1.9% year on year close to 12,876 Applications.
  3. In 2018 United States was number 1 in Number of PCT Patent Applications Foreign-Owned.
  4. In 2018 Turkey was number 22 in Number of PCT Patent Applications Foreign-Owned reaching 766 Applications, jumping from 23 in 2017.

Top Countries in Number of PCT Patent Applications Foreign-Owned

# 49 Countries Units (Applications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
59,410 2018 +1.4 % +1.0 % View data
2 #2
Japan
44,344 2018 +2.8 % +0.8 % View data
3 #3
China
21,942 2018 +4.3 % +0.4 % View data
4 #4
Germany
18,822 2018 +0.4 % -0.5 % View data
5 #5
South Korea
12,876 2018 +3.5 % +1.9 % View data
6 #6
France
8,920 2018 +1.5 % +0.7 % View data
7 #7
United Kingdom
6,864 2018 +0.1 % +0.4 % View data
8 #8
Netherlands
3,879 2018 +0.6 % -0.1 % View data
9 #9
Canada
3,744 2018 +1.1 % +0.3 % View data
10 #10
Italy
3,594 2018 +1.1 % -0.1 % View data
11 #11
Switzerland
3,142 2018 +1.1 % -1.2 % View data
12 #12
Sweden
2,803 2018 -0.8 % -4.6 % View data
13 #13
India
2,568 2018 +3.1 % +0.8 % View data
14 #14
Israel
1,986 2018 +0.6 % -2.5 % View data
15 #15
Spain
1,852 2018 +1.3 % -1.3 % View data
16 #16
Australia
1,827 2018 -0.6 % -1.1 % View data
17 #17
Austria
1,820 2018 +1.9 % +2.2 % View data
18 #18
Belgium
1,600 2018 +0.9 % +0.7 % View data
19 #19
Finland
1,417 2018 -1.3 % -4.6 % View data
20 #20
Denmark
1,276 2018 +0.2 % -0.7 % View data
21 #21
Russia
1,042 2018 +0.7 % -4.7 % View data
22 #22
Turkey
766 2018 +3.8 % -1.0 % View data
23 #23
Norway
760 2018 +0.3 % -1.9 % View data
24 #24
Brazil
749 2018 +2.2 % -1.9 % View data
25 #25
Ireland
484 2018 +1.0 % +0.5 % View data
26 #26
Poland
461 2018 +3.1 % -0.3 % View data
27 #27
Malaysia
411 2018 +3.3 % +1.9 % View data
28 #28
New Zealand
383 2018 +0.3 % +0.5 % View data
29 #29
Czech Republic
295 2018 +2.4 % +1.2 % View data
30 #30
South Africa
285 2018 -3.1 % -7.0 % View data
31 #31
Mexico
261 2018 +1.2 % -3.5 % View data
32 #32
Hungary
257 2018 +0.0 % -2.6 % View data
33 #33
Portugal
186 2018 +2.2 % +2.3 % View data
34 #34
Slovenia
163 2018 +1.9 % +1.5 % View data
35 #35
Chile
138 2018 +3.0 % -2.0 % View data
36 #36
Greece
119 2018 +0.0 % -3.1 % View data
37 #37
Thailand
109 2018 +2.8 % -3.0 % View data
38 #38
Colombia
104 2018 +4.0 % +3.2 % View data
39 #39
Slovakia
95 2018 +2.1 % +6.9 % View data
40 #40
Luxembourg
84 2018 +1.2 % -1.6 % View data
41 #41
Egypt
59 2018 +1.7 % -4.9 % View data
42 #42
Argentina
55 2018 +0.0 % -4.7 % View data
43 #43
Lithuania
52 2018 +6.1 % +2.5 % View data
44 #44
Indonesia
44 2018 +2.3 % +4.7 % View data
45 #45
Iceland
40 2018 +0.0 % +2.1 % View data
46 #46
Estonia
39 2018 +2.6 % +11.1 % View data
47 #47
Latvia
23 2018 +0.0 % -5.2 % View data
48 #48
Costa Rica
16 2018 +0.0 % -1.2 % View data
48 #48
Peru
16 2018 +0.0 % +1.3 % View data

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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