Industrial design applications, resident, by count by country
Industrial design applications are applications to register an industrial design with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Hague System. A resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of, or acting for, the...
What the numbers show
Industrial design applications, resident, by count is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 785,857 in China; the lowest is 1 in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 135, and the mean is 9,690.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 56 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 1,166.7%), and the largest decrease in Paraguay (down 94.2%).
Industrial design applications, resident, by count: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 785,857 | 2021 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 2 | South Korea | 61,233 | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 3 | Turkey | 59,353 | 2021 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 33,448 | 2021 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 5 | France | 30,120 | 2021 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 28,299 | 2021 | up 559.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 26,386 | 2021 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 8 | Japan | 22,051 | 2021 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 9 | United States | 21,913 | 2021 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 10 | India | 17,497 | 2021 | up 239.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran | 13,903 | 2021 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 12,010 | 2021 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 13 | Russia | 6,128 | 2021 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 4,520 | 2021 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 4,323 | 2021 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Ukraine | 3,526 | 2021 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 17 | Switzerland | 3,403 | 2021 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 18 | Morocco | 3,208 | 2021 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 19 | Indonesia | 2,959 | 2021 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 20 | Australia | 2,584 | 2021 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 21 | Egypt | 2,252 | 2021 | up 32.5% | falling |
| 22 | Vietnam | 2,107 | 2021 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 1,479 | 2021 | up 111.0% | falling |
| 24 | Mongolia | 1,391 | 2021 | up 664.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 1,338 | 2021 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | 1,225 | 2021 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Nigeria | 1,016 | 2020 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 1,008 | 2021 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 29 | Hong Kong | 946 | 2021 | down 48.0% | flat |
| 30 | Algeria | 879 | 2021 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 868 | 2021 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 853 | 2021 | up 246.7% | rising |
| 33 | South Africa | 728 | 2021 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 34 | Greece | 721 | 2021 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 35 | Canada | 715 | 2021 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 36 | Singapore | 683 | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 37 | Philippines | 682 | 2021 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 38 | Moldova | 654 | 2021 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Israel | 626 | 2021 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 40 | Czechia | 522 | 2021 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 41 | Colombia | 486 | 2021 | up 230.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Malaysia | 468 | 2021 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 43 | Pakistan | 463 | 2021 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 452 | 2021 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 45 | Syria | 406 | 2021 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Sweden | 390 | 2021 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 388 | 2021 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 48 | Romania | 378 | 2021 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 49 | Madagascar | 328 | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 50 | New Zealand | 320 | 2021 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Croatia | 285 | 2021 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 52 | Belarus | 273 | 2021 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 53 | Slovakia | 262 | 2021 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 54 | Sudan | 243 | 2020 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Austria | 232 | 2021 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Uzbekistan | 231 | 2021 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | 222 | 2019 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 220 | 2007 | up 368.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Finland | 150 | 2021 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 60 | Serbia | 137 | 2021 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 61 | Denmark | 135 | 2021 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Kazakhstan | 134 | 2021 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Lithuania | 132 | 2021 | up 116.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | 126 | 2021 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | 115 | 2019 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 114 | 2021 | up 1,166.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 112 | 2021 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 103 | 2021 | up 87.3% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 103 | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Peru | 97 | 2021 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 71 | Ireland | 95 | 2021 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 72 | Jamaica | 94 | 2021 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Uganda | 90 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Latvia | 84 | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 75 | Armenia | 78 | 2021 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Ecuador | 78 | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Yemen | 77 | 2021 | up 492.3% | volatile |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 67 | 2021 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 63 | 2021 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 58 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Albania | 57 | 2021 | up 256.2% | rising |
| 82 | Uruguay | 53 | 2017 | up 278.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 52 | 2021 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Kuwait | 47 | 2021 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Zambia | 46 | 2021 | up 253.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Chile | 42 | 2021 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 87 | Estonia | 36 | 2021 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 88 | Guatemala | 35 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Mozambique | 35 | 2021 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Macao | 29 | 2021 | up 314.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Monaco | 28 | 2021 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Slovenia | 26 | 2021 | down 83.2% | falling |
| 93 | Liechtenstein | 25 | 2021 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Mauritius | 24 | 2021 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Bolivia | 23 | 2021 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 96 | Cyprus | 20 | 2021 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Cambodia | 19 | 2020 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Samoa | 19 | 2020 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 18 | 2021 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 100 | Malta | 17 | 2021 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Oman | 17 | 2021 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 102 | El Salvador | 16 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Nepal | 15 | 2017 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Cuba | 14 | 2021 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Rwanda | 11 | 2021 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Bahrain | 10 | 2021 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2021 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 108 | Iceland | 7 | 2021 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 2021 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Paraguay | 7 | 2021 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Belize | 5 | 2021 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 111 | Panama | 5 | 2021 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2010 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 2021 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Honduras | 4 | 2018 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2020 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 116 | San Marino | 3 | 2020 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Barbados | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 118 | Brunei | 1 | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
| 118 | Montenegro | 1 | 2020 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2013 | down 66.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.24 million
- East Asia & Pacific 853,990
- Europe & Central Asia 254,482
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 20,948
- South Asia 10,748
- Latin America & Caribbean 7,468
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4,192
About this data
Industrial design applications are applications to register an industrial design with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Hague System. A resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of, or acting for, the state or jurisdiction in which the first named applicant in the application is resident. Design count is used to render application data for industrial applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while others have a multiple class/design filing system.