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Industrial design applications by residents

How many product designs residents of a country register per year.

Unit: applications, design count Period: 1980–2021 Source: IP Statistics (WIPO)
Source: WIPO · About the indicator
Average: 8,401 filings Countries: 140

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2007 to 2021.

Industrial design applications by residents, 2007–2021

Top-20 · applications, design count

Industrial design applications by residents, 2007–20210200,000400,000600,000800,000ChinaChina: 785,857 filings785,857South KoreaSouth Korea: 61,233 filings61,233TürkiyeTürkiye: 59,353 filings59,353GermanyGermany: 33,448 filings33,448FranceFrance: 30,120 filings30,120United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 28,299 filings28,299ItalyItaly: 26,386 filings26,386JapanJapan: 22,051 filings22,051United StatesUnited States: 21,913 filings21,913IndiaIndia: 17,497 filings17,497IranIran: 13,903 filings13,903SpainSpain: 12,010 filings12,010RussiaRussia: 6,128 filings6,128BrazilBrazil: 4,520 filings4,520ThailandThailand: 4,323 filings4,323UkraineUkraine: 3,526 filings3,526SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 3,403 filings3,403MoroccoMorocco: 3,208 filings3,208IndonesiaIndonesia: 2,959 filings2,959AustraliaAustralia: 2,584 filings2,584
Industrial design applications by residents — 2007–2021 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 785,857 2021 1
2 KR South Korea 61,233 2021 2
3 TR Türkiye 59,353 2021 3
4 DE Germany 33,448 2021 4
5 FR France 30,120 2021 5
6 GB United Kingdom 28,299 2021 6
7 IT Italy 26,386 2021 7
8 JP Japan 22,051 2021 8
9 US United States 21,913 2021 9
10 IN India 17,497 2021 10
11 IR Iran 13,903 2021 11
12 ES Spain 12,010 2021 12
13 RU Russia 6,128 2021 13
14 BR Brazil 4,520 2021 14
15 TH Thailand 4,323 2021 15
16 UA Ukraine 3,526 2021 16
17 CH Switzerland 3,403 2021 17
18 MA Morocco 3,208 2021 18
19 ID Indonesia 2,959 2021 19
20 AU Australia 2,584 2021 20
21 PL Poland 2,489 2021 21
22 EG Egypt 2,252 2021 22
23 VN Vietnam 2,107 2021 23
24 AR Argentina 1,479 2021 24
25 MN Mongolia 1,391 2021 25
26 BD Bangladesh 1,338 2021 26
27 MX Mexico 1,225 2021 27
28 NG Nigeria 1,016 2020 28
29 PT Portugal 1,008 2021 29
30 HK Hong Kong 946 2021 30
31 GH Ghana 924 2020 31
32 DZ Algeria 879 2021 32
33 HU Hungary 868 2021 33
34 SA Saudi Arabia 853 2021 34
35 ZA South Africa 728 2021 35
36 GR Greece 721 2021 36
37 CA Canada 715 2021 37
38 SG Singapore 683 2021 38
39 PH Philippines 682 2021 39
40 MD Moldova 654 2021 40
41 IL Israel 626 2021 41
42 CZ Czechia 522 2021 42
43 CO Colombia 486 2021 43
44 MY Malaysia 468 2021 44
45 PK Pakistan 463 2021 45
46 NO Norway 452 2021 46
47 SY Syria 406 2021 47
48 SE Sweden 390 2021 48
49 BG Bulgaria 388 2021 49
50 RO Romania 378 2021 50
51 MG Madagascar 328 2021 51
52 NZ New Zealand 320 2021 52
53 HR Croatia 285 2021 53
54 BY Belarus 273 2021 54
55 SK Slovakia 262 2021 55
56 SD Sudan 243 2020 56
57 AT Austria 232 2021 57
58 UZ Uzbekistan 231 2021 58
59 TN Tunisia 222 2019 59
60 ET Ethiopia 220 2007 60
61 FI Finland 150 2021 61
62 RS Serbia 137 2021 62
63 DK Denmark 135 2021 63
64 KZ Kazakhstan 134 2021 64
65 LT Lithuania 132 2021 65
66 KE Kenya 126 2021 66
67 MR Mauritania 115 2019 67
68 JO Jordan 114 2021 68
69 LK Sri Lanka 112 2021 69
70 GE Georgia 103 2021 70
71 AE United Arab Emirates 103 2021 70
72 PE Peru 97 2021 72
73 IE Ireland 95 2021 73
74 JM Jamaica 94 2021 74
75 UG Uganda 90 2021 75
76 LV Latvia 84 2021 76
77 IQ Iraq 81 2018 77
78 AM Armenia 78 2021 78
79 EC Ecuador 78 2021 78
80 YE Yemen 77 2021 80
81 MK North Macedonia 67 2021 81
82 AZ Azerbaijan 63 2021 82
83 TT Trinidad and Tobago 58 2021 83
84 AL Albania 57 2021 84
85 UY Uruguay 53 2017 85
86 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 52 2021 86
87 KW Kuwait 47 2021 87
88 ZM Zambia 46 2021 88
89 CL Chile 42 2021 89
90 EE Estonia 36 2021 90
91 GT Guatemala 35 2021 91
92 MZ Mozambique 35 2021 91
93 NA Namibia 33 2020 93
94 MO Macao 29 2021 94
95 MC Monaco 28 2021 95
96 SI Slovenia 26 2021 96
97 LI Liechtenstein 25 2021 97
98 MU Mauritius 24 2021 98
99 BS Bahamas 23 2014 99
100 BO Bolivia 23 2021 99
101 CY Cyprus 20 2021 101
102 KH Cambodia 19 2020 102
103 WS Samoa 19 2020 102
104 BW Botswana 18 2021 104
105 MT Malta 17 2021 105
106 OM Oman 17 2021 105
107 SV El Salvador 16 2021 107
108 NP Nepal 15 2017 108
109 CU Cuba 14 2021 109
110 ZW Zimbabwe 14 2021 109
111 RW Rwanda 11 2021 111
112 BH Bahrain 10 2021 112
113 KI Kiribati 10 2013 112
114 CR Costa Rica 9 2021 114
115 GW Guinea-Bissau 9 2013 114
116 IS Iceland 7 2021 116
117 KG Kyrgyzstan 7 2021 116
118 PY Paraguay 7 2021 116
119 DJ Djibouti 6 2020 119
120 BZ Belize 5 2021 120
121 PA Panama 5 2021 120
122 TO Tonga 5 2020 120
123 BF Burkina Faso 4 2010 123
124 CV Cabo Verde 4 2020 123
125 DO Dominican Republic 4 2021 123
126 HN Honduras 4 2018 123
127 SL Sierra Leone 4 2021 123
128 VU Vanuatu 4 2021 123
129 BT Bhutan 3 2021 129
130 PG Papua New Guinea 3 2020 129
131 SM San Marino 3 2020 129
132 BI Burundi 2 2017 132
133 AG Antigua and Barbuda 1 2021 133
134 BB Barbados 1 2017 133
135 BN Brunei Darussalam 1 2017 133
136 GY Guyana 1 2021 133
137 ME Montenegro 1 2020 133
138 NI Nicaragua 1 2013 133
139 LC Saint Lucia 1 2013 133
140 TJ Tajikistan 1 2013 133
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Maximum 785,857 filings
Median 103 filings
Minimum 1 filings
World 1.24M filings

About the indicator

Applications to register an industrial design filed by residents of a country, counted by the number of designs. An industrial design protects the appearance of a product — its shape, pattern and coloring — but not how it works: this is what distinguishes it from a patent, which protects a technical solution. The series characterizes the design component of industry and is high in countries with large production of consumer goods, furniture, clothing and packaging.

Important: The designs within applications are counted, not the applications: one application covering ten designs counts as ten. Coverage is narrower than for patents and trademarks — some offices do not report these statistics.

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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