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Industrial design applications by nonresidents

How many product designs foreign applicants register in a country.

Unit: applications, design count Period: 1980–2021 Source: IP Statistics (WIPO)
Source: WIPO · About the indicator
Average: 1,564 filings Countries: 140

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1990 to 2021.

Industrial design applications by nonresidents, 1990–2021

Top-20 · applications, design count

Industrial design applications by nonresidents, 1990–2021020,00040,00060,000United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 46,481 filings46,481United StatesUnited States: 37,564 filings37,564ChinaChina: 19,853 filings19,853JapanJapan: 10,696 filings10,696CanadaCanada: 8,776 filings8,776SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 8,405 filings8,405South KoreaSouth Korea: 8,015 filings8,015TürkiyeTürkiye: 6,571 filings6,571RussiaRussia: 6,414 filings6,414AustraliaAustralia: 5,536 filings5,536MexicoMexico: 4,128 filings4,128NorwayNorway: 3,952 filings3,952IndiaIndia: 3,949 filings3,949SingaporeSingapore: 3,911 filings3,911GermanyGermany: 3,549 filings3,549Hong KongHong Kong: 2,912 filings2,912UkraineUkraine: 2,596 filings2,596VietnamVietnam: 2,203 filings2,203BrazilBrazil: 2,191 filings2,191IndonesiaIndonesia: 1,409 filings1,409
Industrial design applications by nonresidents — 1990–2021 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 GB United Kingdom 46,481 2021 1
2 US United States 37,564 2021 2
3 CN China 19,853 2021 3
4 JP Japan 10,696 2021 4
5 CA Canada 8,776 2021 5
6 CH Switzerland 8,405 2021 6
7 KR South Korea 8,015 2021 7
8 TR Türkiye 6,571 2021 8
9 RU Russia 6,414 2021 9
10 AU Australia 5,536 2021 10
11 MX Mexico 4,128 2021 11
12 NO Norway 3,952 2021 12
13 IN India 3,949 2021 13
14 SG Singapore 3,911 2021 14
15 DE Germany 3,549 2021 15
16 HK Hong Kong 2,912 2021 16
17 UA Ukraine 2,596 2021 17
18 VN Vietnam 2,203 2021 18
19 BR Brazil 2,191 2021 19
20 ID Indonesia 1,409 2021 20
21 TH Thailand 1,364 2021 21
22 IL Israel 1,329 2021 22
23 MY Malaysia 1,271 2021 23
24 FR France 1,224 2021 24
25 MA Morocco 1,178 2021 25
26 NZ New Zealand 1,111 2021 26
27 TN Tunisia 961 2019 27
28 AR Argentina 893 2021 28
29 AE United Arab Emirates 869 2021 29
30 ME Montenegro 852 2020 30
31 ZA South Africa 833 2021 31
32 RS Serbia 758 2021 32
33 PH Philippines 690 2021 33
34 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 678 2021 34
35 EG Egypt 674 2021 35
36 LI Liechtenstein 667 2021 36
37 MC Monaco 615 2021 37
38 AZ Azerbaijan 597 2021 38
39 MK North Macedonia 555 2021 39
40 SA Saudi Arabia 547 2021 40
41 OM Oman 545 2021 41
42 BY Belarus 511 2021 42
43 MD Moldova 478 2021 43
44 CO Colombia 466 2021 44
45 IS Iceland 457 2021 45
46 AL Albania 433 2021 46
47 HR Croatia 428 2021 47
48 GE Georgia 379 2021 48
49 MN Mongolia 358 2021 49
50 SI Slovenia 350 2021 50
51 CL Chile 346 2021 51
52 KW Kuwait 345 2021 52
53 KG Kyrgyzstan 314 2021 53
54 IT Italy 308 2021 54
55 RO Romania 303 2021 55
56 BZ Belize 294 2021 56
57 PE Peru 292 2021 57
58 ES Spain 284 2021 58
59 DZ Algeria 282 2021 59
60 AM Armenia 282 2021 59
61 KH Cambodia 269 2020 61
62 PL Poland 266 2021 62
63 MO Macao 235 2021 63
64 LT Lithuania 212 2021 64
65 NG Nigeria 200 2020 65
66 KZ Kazakhstan 196 2021 66
67 DK Denmark 185 2021 67
68 AT Austria 168 2021 68
69 TJ Tajikistan 163 2015 69
70 GR Greece 162 2021 70
71 SK Slovakia 146 2021 71
72 GH Ghana 128 2020 72
73 PT Portugal 121 2021 73
74 BH Bahrain 114 2021 74
75 IR Iran 113 2021 75
76 PK Pakistan 109 2021 76
77 NA Namibia 92 2020 77
78 EE Estonia 90 2021 78
79 BD Bangladesh 86 2021 79
80 BG Bulgaria 86 2021 79
81 CZ Czechia 86 2021 79
82 SM San Marino 86 2021 79
83 EC Ecuador 83 2021 83
84 PA Panama 80 2021 84
85 FI Finland 74 2021 85
86 BN Brunei Darussalam 72 2021 86
87 PY Paraguay 71 2021 87
88 ST Sao Tome and Principe 69 2015 88
89 CR Costa Rica 66 2021 89
90 SY Syria 62 2021 90
91 UY Uruguay 62 2017 90
92 WS Samoa 61 2020 92
93 GT Guatemala 57 2021 93
94 BW Botswana 52 2021 94
95 RW Rwanda 46 2021 95
96 LV Latvia 43 2021 96
97 UZ Uzbekistan 42 2021 97
98 HU Hungary 39 2021 98
99 BO Bolivia 38 2021 99
100 LA Laos 36 2020 100
101 MZ Mozambique 30 2021 101
102 SE Sweden 29 2021 102
103 KE Kenya 27 2021 103
104 LK Sri Lanka 27 2021 103
105 ET Ethiopia 26 2007 105
106 HN Honduras 25 2018 106
107 NP Nepal 25 2017 106
108 SV El Salvador 24 2021 108
109 IE Ireland 19 2021 109
110 DO Dominican Republic 17 2021 110
111 JO Jordan 15 2021 111
112 MG Madagascar 13 2020 112
113 MR Mauritania 11 2019 113
114 CY Cyprus 10 2008 114
115 GM Gambia 10 2021 114
116 GY Guyana 9 2018 116
117 NI Nicaragua 9 2014 116
118 AG Antigua and Barbuda 8 2011 118
119 BT Bhutan 8 2019 118
120 DJ Djibouti 8 2021 118
121 IQ Iraq 8 2018 118
122 CV Cabo Verde 7 2018 122
123 SD Sudan 7 2020 122
124 JM Jamaica 6 2021 124
125 SL Sierra Leone 5 2019 125
126 MU Mauritius 3 2021 126
127 LC Saint Lucia 3 1990 126
128 YE Yemen 3 2021 126
129 BI Burundi 2 2019 129
130 DM Dominica 2 2016 129
131 PG Papua New Guinea 2 2020 129
132 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 2014 129
133 BS Bahamas 1 2014 133
134 BB Barbados 1 2016 133
135 CU Cuba 1 2021 133
136 MT Malta 1 2020 133
137 SC Seychelles 1 2021 133
138 TT Trinidad and Tobago 1 2021 133
139 UG Uganda 1 2020 133
140 ZM Zambia 1 2016 133
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Maximum 46,481 filings
Median 154 filings
Minimum 1 filings
World 273,400 filings

About the indicator

Applications to register an industrial design filed in a country by nonresidents, counted by the number of designs. Designs that reach an office through the Hague System for international registration are included here as well. The indicator reads the same way as nonresident applications for trademarks and patents: it is about the value of the market, not about the country's own design. High values come from large consumer markets and from countries that are the source of copies — registration of a design there is what gives grounds for a ban.

Important: The designs within applications are counted. The series includes filings through the Hague System, so for member countries it is noticeably higher than the number of applications filed directly.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
applications, design count
Observation period
1980–2021
License
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Dataset
IP Statistics Data Center

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