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Patent applications by residents

How many patent applications residents of a country file per year.

Unit: applications Period: 1980–2021 Source: IP Statistics (WIPO)
Source: WIPO · About the indicator
Average: 14,553 filings Countries: 158

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1980 to 2021.

Patent applications by residents, 1980–2021

Top-20 · applications

Patent applications by residents, 1980–20210500,0001M1.5MChinaChina: 1,426,644 filings1.43MUnited StatesUnited States: 262,244 filings262,244JapanJapan: 222,452 filings222,452South KoreaSouth Korea: 186,245 filings186,245GermanyGermany: 39,822 filings39,822IndiaIndia: 26,267 filings26,267RussiaRussia: 19,569 filings19,569FranceFrance: 13,386 filings13,386United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 11,592 filings11,592ItalyItaly: 10,281 filings10,281IranIran: 10,210 filings10,210TürkiyeTürkiye: 8,234 filings8,234North KoreaNorth Korea: 6,937 filings6,937CanadaCanada: 4,710 filings4,710BrazilBrazil: 4,666 filings4,666PolandPoland: 3,377 filings3,377AustraliaAustralia: 2,966 filings2,966NetherlandsNetherlands: 2,080 filings2,080SingaporeSingapore: 2,024 filings2,024AustriaAustria: 1,872 filings1,872
Patent applications by residents — 1980–2021 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 1.43M 2021 1
2 US United States 262,244 2021 2
3 JP Japan 222,452 2021 3
4 KR South Korea 186,245 2021 4
5 DE Germany 39,822 2021 5
6 IN India 26,267 2021 6
7 RU Russia 19,569 2021 7
8 FR France 13,386 2021 8
9 GB United Kingdom 11,592 2021 9
10 IT Italy 10,281 2021 10
11 IR Iran 10,210 2021 11
12 TR Türkiye 8,234 2021 12
13 KP North Korea 6,937 2020 13
14 CA Canada 4,710 2021 14
15 BR Brazil 4,666 2021 15
16 PL Poland 3,377 2021 16
17 AU Australia 2,966 2021 17
18 NL Netherlands 2,080 2021 18
19 SG Singapore 2,024 2021 19
20 AT Austria 1,872 2021 20
21 ZA South Africa 1,804 2021 21
22 SE Sweden 1,771 2021 22
23 IL Israel 1,592 2021 23
24 FI Finland 1,557 2021 24
25 SA Saudi Arabia 1,398 2021 25
26 ID Indonesia 1,397 2021 26
27 ES Spain 1,308 2021 27
28 UA Ukraine 1,302 2021 28
29 CH Switzerland 1,288 2021 29
30 MX Mexico 1,117 2021 30
31 DK Denmark 1,090 2021 31
32 VN Vietnam 1,066 2021 32
33 NO Norway 946 2021 33
34 MY Malaysia 883 2021 34
35 EG Egypt 881 2021 35
36 TH Thailand 867 2021 36
37 KZ Kazakhstan 803 2020 37
38 BE Belgium 799 2021 38
39 RO Romania 772 2021 39
40 PT Portugal 711 2021 40
41 IQ Iraq 635 2020 41
42 CZ Czechia 541 2021 42
43 PH Philippines 490 2021 43
44 HU Hungary 433 2021 44
45 CO Colombia 432 2021 45
46 PK Pakistan 426 2021 46
47 UZ Uzbekistan 413 2021 47
48 NG Nigeria 410 2020 48
49 AR Argentina 406 2021 49
50 CL Chile 402 2021 50
51 HK Hong Kong 401 2021 51
52 GR Greece 394 2021 52
53 NZ New Zealand 330 2021 53
54 BY Belarus 276 2021 54
55 DZ Algeria 268 2021 55
56 LK Sri Lanka 266 2021 56
57 MA Morocco 254 2021 57
58 SI Slovenia 222 2021 58
59 TN Tunisia 180 2018 59
60 BG Bulgaria 165 2021 60
61 KE Kenya 160 2021 61
62 SD Sudan 153 2020 62
63 SK Slovakia 146 2021 63
64 RS Serbia 138 2021 64
65 AZ Azerbaijan 119 2021 65
66 LU Luxembourg 112 2021 66
67 LB Lebanon 110 2015 67
68 MN Mongolia 109 2021 68
69 LV Latvia 104 2021 69
70 SY Syria 102 2021 70
71 VE Venezuela 96 2017 71
72 PE Peru 94 2021 72
73 GE Georgia 90 2021 73
74 KG Kyrgyzstan 83 2021 74
75 LT Lithuania 81 2021 75
76 HR Croatia 77 2021 76
77 IE Ireland 75 2021 77
78 BD Bangladesh 74 2021 78
79 BB Barbados 73 2021 79
80 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 72 2020 80
81 AE United Arab Emirates 69 2021 81
82 MD Moldova 64 2021 82
83 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 53 2021 83
84 QA Qatar 47 2021 84
85 TM Turkmenistan 44 1999 85
86 MK North Macedonia 42 2021 86
87 AM Armenia 40 2021 87
88 GY Guyana 40 2021 87
89 EC Ecuador 35 2021 89
90 PA Panama 35 2021 89
91 IS Iceland 34 2021 91
92 MZ Mozambique 30 2021 92
93 OM Oman 30 2021 92
94 CI Côte d'Ivoire 26 2012 94
95 EE Estonia 25 2021 95
96 JO Jordan 25 2021 95
97 AL Albania 23 2021 97
98 UY Uruguay 23 2017 97
99 CU Cuba 21 2021 99
100 NP Nepal 20 2017 100
101 YE Yemen 20 2021 100
102 CG Republic of the Congo 19 1988 102
103 JM Jamaica 16 2021 103
104 CR Costa Rica 15 2021 104
105 LR Liberia 14 1993 105
106 RW Rwanda 14 2021 105
107 UG Uganda 14 2021 105
108 ZM Zambia 13 2021 108
109 GH Ghana 12 2020 109
110 LY Libya 12 1996 109
111 PY Paraguay 10 2021 111
112 GT Guatemala 9 2021 112
113 HN Honduras 8 2018 113
114 NA Namibia 8 2019 113
115 ZW Zimbabwe 8 2016 113
116 DO Dominican Republic 7 2021 116
117 SM San Marino 7 2021 116
118 ET Ethiopia 6 2020 118
119 MG Madagascar 6 2021 118
120 MU Mauritius 6 2021 118
121 AG Antigua and Barbuda 5 2018 121
122 BO Bolivia 5 2021 121
123 MT Malta 5 2021 121
124 MC Monaco 5 2021 121
125 ME Montenegro 5 2020 121
126 BS Bahamas 4 2017 126
127 AD Andorra 3 2021 127
128 BH Bahrain 3 2021 127
129 BW Botswana 3 2021 127
130 DJ Djibouti 3 2021 127
131 MW Malawi 3 2016 127
132 SC Seychelles 3 2020 127
133 AO Angola 2 2019 133
134 BN Brunei Darussalam 2 2021 133
135 BF Burkina Faso 2 2010 133
136 BI Burundi 2 2020 133
137 SV El Salvador 2 2021 133
138 FJ Fiji 2 1980 133
139 HT Haiti 2 2014 133
140 MO Macao 2 2021 133
141 LC Saint Lucia 2 2018 133
142 TT Trinidad and Tobago 2 2021 133
143 AW Aruba 1 2002 143
144 BZ Belize 1 2006 143
145 BT Bhutan 1 2019 143
146 CV Cabo Verde 1 2021 143
147 KH Cambodia 1 2018 143
148 CY Cyprus 1 2021 143
149 KW Kuwait 1 2018 143
150 LA Laos 1 2018 143
151 LS Lesotho 1 2019 143
152 ML Mali 1 1981 143
153 NI Nicaragua 1 2014 143
154 PG Papua New Guinea 1 2015 143
155 WS Samoa 1 2021 143
156 SO Somalia 1 1984 143
157 TJ Tajikistan 1 2019 143
158 TZ Tanzania 1 2015 143
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Maximum 1.43M filings
Median 73 filings
Minimum 1 filings
World 2.39M filings

About the indicator

The number of applications for a patent filed by residents of a country with a national or regional patent office during the year. An application is not a patent: the share of titles actually granted differs across countries and offices. The indicator reflects inventive activity, but it is sensitive to national patenting practice, which in some countries is encouraged administratively.

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

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