Portugal - Number of Patent Applications by Residents

Since 2014, Portugal Number of Patent Applications by Residents was down by 0.5% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 39 among other countries in Number of Patent Applications by Residents with 703 Patents. Portugal is overtaken by Vietnam, which was number 38 at 720 Patents and is followed by Iraq with 653 Patents. China ranked the highest with 1,243,568 Patents in 2019, that is -10.8% versus 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 703.00
2018 661.00
2017 644.00
2016 724.00
2015 925.00
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How does Portugal 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
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
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