Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — France

Patent applications by residents in France in 2021 — 13,386 filings. Ranked 8 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 21.7%.

2021 13,386 filings +4.82% vs 2020
World rank 8of 113
Period maximum 14,748 filings2010
Period minimum 10,681 filings1982

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — France, 1980–202110,00012,00014,00016,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 11,000 filings1981: 10,945 filings1982: 10,681 filings1983: 11,147 filings1984: 11,333 filings1985: 12,050 filings1986: 12,155 filings1987: 12,695 filings1988: 12,437 filings1989: 12,592 filings1990: 12,378 filings1991: 12,597 filings1992: 12,539 filings1993: 12,638 filings1994: 12,519 filings1995: 12,419 filings1996: 12,916 filings1997: 13,252 filings1998: 13,251 filings1999: 13,592 filings2000: 13,870 filings2001: 13,499 filings2002: 13,519 filings2003: 13,511 filings2004: 14,230 filings2005: 14,327 filings2006: 14,529 filings2007: 14,722 filings2008: 14,658 filings2009: 14,100 filings2010: 14,748 filings2011: 14,655 filings2012: 14,540 filings2013: 14,690 filings2014: 14,500 filings2015: 14,306 filings2016: 14,206 filings2017: 14,415 filings2018: 14,303 filings2019: 14,103 filings2020: 12,771 filings2021: 13,386 filings
Change over the period: +2,386 (+21.69%) Average annual rate: 0.48 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France

France 13,386 filings
World 2.39M filings
Europe & Central Asia computed 125,528 filings
Western Europe computed 59,359 filings
High-income countries computed 799,553 filings
Patent applications by residents — France, by year France All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 13,386 +615 +4.82%
2020 12,771 −1,332 −9.44%
2019 14,103 −200 −1.4%
2018 14,303 −112 −0.78%
2017 14,415 +209 +1.47%
2016 14,206 −100 −0.7%
2015 14,306 −194 −1.34%
2014 14,500 −190 −1.29%
2013 14,690 +150 +1.03%
2012 14,540 −115 −0.78%
2011 14,655 −93 −0.63%
2010 14,748 +648 +4.6%
2009 14,100 −558 −3.81%
2008 14,658 −64 −0.43%
2007 14,722 +193 +1.33%
2006 14,529 +202 +1.41%
2005 14,327 +97 +0.68%
2004 14,230 +719 +5.32%
2003 13,511 −8 −0.06%
2002 13,519 +20 +0.15%
2001 13,499 −371 −2.67%
2000 13,870 +278 +2.05%
1999 13,592 +341 +2.57%
1998 13,251 −1 −0.01%
1997 13,252 +336 +2.6%
1996 12,916 +497 +4%
1995 12,419 −100 −0.8%
1994 12,519 −119 −0.94%
1993 12,638 +99 +0.79%
1992 12,539 −58 −0.46%
1991 12,597 +219 +1.77%
1990 12,378 −214 −1.7%
1989 12,592 +155 +1.25%
1988 12,437 −258 −2.03%
1987 12,695 +540 +4.44%
1986 12,155 +105 +0.87%
1985 12,050 +717 +6.33%
1984 11,333 +186 +1.67%
1983 11,147 +466 +4.36%
1982 10,681 −264 −2.41%
1981 10,945 −55 −0.5%
1980 11,000

Western Europe, 2021

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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.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.