India - Number of Patent Applications by Residents

Since 2014, India Number of Patent Applications by Residents grew 10.1% year on year. At 19,454 Patents in 2019, the country was ranked number 7 comparing other countries in Number of Patent Applications by Residents. India is overtaken by Russia, which was ranked number 6 with 23,337 Patents and is followed by France with 14,103 Patents. China topped the ranking with 1,243,568 Patents in 2019, that is -10.8% compared to 2018. United States, Japan and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Barbados witnessed the best average annual growth at +98.7% per year, while Zambia recorded the worst performance at -32.2% per year.

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Date Units (Patents)
2019 19,454.00
2018 16,289.00
2017 14,961.00
2016 13,199.00
2015 12,579.00
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How does India rank 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
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
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