Sweden - Number of Patent Applications Filed under the PCT

Since 2014, Sweden Number of Patent Applications Filed under the PCT grew 1.5% year on year. At 3,405.44 Units in 2019, the country was number 9 among other countries in Number of Patent Applications Filed under the PCT. Sweden is overtaken by Italy, which was number 8 with 3,732.96 Units and is followed by Netherlands at 3,310.56 Units. United States topped the ranking with 55,573.85 Units in 2019, that is +1.3% versus 2018. China, Japan and Germany respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Latvia witnessed the best average annual growth at +18.5% per year, while New Zealand witnessed the worst performance at -7.5% per year.

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Date Units
2019 3,405.44
2018 3,357.09
2017 3,259.69
2016 3,395.29
2015 3,221.85
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How does Sweden rank in Number of Patent Applications Filed under the PCT?

# 44 Countries Units Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
55,574 2019 +1.3 % +0.7 % View data
2 #2
China
53,080 2019 +6.1 % +15.4 % View data
8 #8
Italy
3,733 2019 +1.6 % +1.3 % View data
9 #9
Sweden
3,405 2019 +1.4 % +1.5 % View data
10 #10
Netherlands
3,311 2019 +0.2 % -1.8 % View data
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