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Patent applications, nonresidents by country

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides...

Countries reporting
150
Highest
329,229
United States
Lowest
1
Tanzania
Median
107.5
Years covered
42
1980–2021
Data points
4,548

What the numbers show

Patent applications, nonresidents is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 329,229 in United States; the lowest is 1 in Tanzania.

The median across all reporting countries is 107.5, and the mean is 6,046.

Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 4,450.0%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 93.3%).

Patent applications, nonresidents: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 329,229 2021 up 28.7% volatile
2 China 159,019 2021 up 43.8% volatile
3 Japan 66,748 2021 up 21.3% rising
4 South Korea 51,753 2021 up 26.6% volatile
5 India 35,306 2021 up 5.5% volatile
6 Canada 32,445 2021 up 6.9% rising
7 Australia 29,443 2021 up 27.2% rising
8 Hong Kong 21,542 2021 up 61.8% volatile
9 Brazil 19,566 2021 down 18.3% volatile
10 Germany 18,747 2021 up 50.5% rising
11 Mexico 15,044 2021 up 15.8% rising
12 Singapore 12,566 2021 up 43.8% rising
13 Russia 11,408 2021 down 23.5% rising
14 South Africa 9,156 2021 up 39.0% rising
15 Israel 8,017 2021 up 45.1% rising
16 Vietnam 7,468 2021 up 129.1% volatile
17 Indonesia 7,403 2021 up 39.8% volatile
18 Thailand 7,375 2021 up 146.1% volatile
19 United Kingdom 7,263 2021 up 5.0% falling
20 Malaysia 6,651 2021 up 23.7% rising
21 New Zealand 6,522 2021 up 38.5% rising
22 Philippines 3,903 2021 up 29.7% rising
23 Argentina 3,263 2021 down 21.1% rising
24 Chile 2,680 2021 up 9.3% volatile
25 Saudi Arabia 2,581 2021 up 301.4% volatile
26 Morocco 2,549 2021 up 189.7% volatile
27 United Arab Emirates 2,354 2021 up 78.6% rising
28 Ukraine 2,091 2021 down 19.7% rising
29 Colombia 1,855 2021 up 4.8% rising
30 Luxembourg 1,441 2021 up 3,251.2% volatile
31 Netherlands 1,390 2021 up 348.4% volatile
32 France 1,373 2021 down 34.6% volatile
33 Egypt 1,343 2021 down 15.6% rising
34 Peru 1,141 2021 up 1.1% volatile
35 Italy 797 2021 down 14.0% volatile
36 Qatar 722 2021 up 1,144.8% rising
36 San Marino 722 2021 up 365.8% rising
38 Norway 634 2021 down 3.1% volatile
39 Nigeria 598 2020 down 19.9% rising
40 Algeria 581 2021 down 27.6% volatile
40 Iran 581 2021 up 18.8% volatile
42 Pakistan 567 2021 down 34.1% flat
43 Costa Rica 566 2021 down 7.2% volatile
44 Greece 532 2021 up 2,700.0% volatile
45 Oman 511 2021 up 49.9% rising
46 Uruguay 500 2017 down 32.3% volatile
47 Sweden 425 2021 up 26.1% volatile
48 Belgium 415 2021 up 226.8% volatile
49 Panama 401 2021 down 4.5% volatile
50 Bangladesh 373 2021 up 38.7% rising
50 Ecuador 373 2021 down 45.9% volatile
52 Paraguay 354 2021 up 2.0% volatile
53 Venezuela 338 2017 down 86.4% falling
54 Bahrain 326 2021 up 134.5% volatile
55 Jordan 322 2021 down 10.6% volatile
56 Sri Lanka 273 2021 up 16.2% rising
57 Tunisia 271 2018 down 42.6% volatile
58 Switzerland 267 2021 down 40.1% volatile
59 Uzbekistan 252 2021 down 8.0% rising
60 Guatemala 249 2021 down 23.9% rising
61 Cambodia 248 2020 up 853.8% volatile
62 Turkey 242 2021 up 6.1% volatile
63 Bolivia 227 2021 down 22.8% volatile
64 Dominican Republic 220 2021 down 30.8% rising
65 Honduras 188 2021 down 25.7% volatile
66 Denmark 186 2021 down 5.6% volatile
67 Austria 175 2021 down 36.6% volatile
68 Georgia 164 2021 down 36.9% falling
69 Trinidad and Tobago 149 2021 down 30.0% rising
70 Nicaragua 145 2014 up 12.4% volatile
71 El Salvador 144 2021 down 33.6% volatile
72 Brunei 137 2021 up 1,145.5% volatile
73 Spain 126 2021 down 35.7% volatile
74 Poland 111 2021 down 54.5% volatile
75 Belarus 110 2021 down 24.7% volatile
76 Finland 105 2021 down 15.3% volatile
77 Iraq 98 2020 down 3.9% rising
78 Kazakhstan 97 2020 down 64.5% volatile
79 Gambia 91 2021 up 4,450.0% volatile
80 Cuba 86 2021 down 53.3% volatile
81 Mongolia 77 2021 up 11.6% volatile
82 Jamaica 60 2021 down 35.5% flat
83 Czechia 59 2021 down 39.2% volatile
84 Laos 58 2018 up 61.1% volatile
85 Ethiopia 54 2020 up 58.8% volatile
86 Bahamas 48 2017 down 42.2% rising
87 Romania 45 2021 up 15.4% volatile
88 Nepal 43 2017 up 186.7% volatile
89 Ireland 42 2021 down 40.0% volatile
89 Portugal 42 2021 down 44.0% volatile
91 Kenya 37 2021 down 69.7% falling
92 Macao 35 2021 down 37.5% volatile
93 Barbados 31 2019 down 60.8% rising
94 Papua New Guinea 29 2021 down 63.3% falling
95 Seychelles 28 2021 up 100.0% volatile
96 Belize 27 2021 down 44.9% falling
96 Congo 27 1996 down 66.7% volatile
98 Libya 23 1996 down 4.2% falling
99 Madagascar 22 2021 down 62.1% rising
99 Yemen 22 2021 down 40.5% falling
101 Syria 20 2021 down 85.0% volatile
102 Haiti 19 2014 up 280.0% flat
103 Guyana 18 2018 up 28.6% rising
103 Serbia 18 2021 down 63.3% volatile
105 Slovenia 17 2021 up 54.5% volatile
106 Azerbaijan 16 2021 up 33.3% rising
106 Grenada 16 2021 down 38.5% volatile
106 Mozambique 16 2021 up 6.7% volatile
109 Mauritius 14 2021 down 26.3% rising
109 Sao Tome and Principe 14 2021 up 600.0% volatile
111 Hungary 13 2021 down 63.9% volatile
111 Slovakia 13 2021 down 60.6% volatile
111 Zambia 13 2021 down 38.1% volatile
114 Moldova 12 2021 up 9.1% volatile
114 Namibia 12 2019 — volatile
116 Dominica 11 2021 up 175.0% volatile
116 Croatia 11 2021 down 47.6% volatile
116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11 2021 up 450.0% volatile
119 Lithuania 9 2021 down 40.0% volatile
120 Andorra 8 2021 up 166.7% rising
120 Armenia 8 2021 down 57.9% volatile
120 Antigua and Barbuda 8 2021 unchanged falling
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 2021 down 33.3% volatile
120 Ghana 8 2020 — rising
120 Tajikistan 8 2020 up 166.7% volatile
126 Bhutan 7 2021 up 600.0% volatile
126 Saint Lucia 7 2001 up 250.0% volatile
126 Sudan 7 2020 up 250.0% volatile
129 Bulgaria 6 2021 down 71.4% volatile
129 North Korea 6 2020 down 84.6% volatile
131 Burundi 5 2020 — volatile
131 Malta 5 2021 down 16.7% volatile
131 Zimbabwe 5 2016 — falling
134 Kyrgyzstan 4 2021 down 20.0% volatile
134 Latvia 4 2021 down 60.0% volatile
134 North Macedonia 4 2013 down 82.6% volatile
134 Uganda 4 2021 unchanged volatile
138 Monaco 3 2021 unchanged volatile
139 Botswana 2 2020 down 75.0% volatile
139 Cyprus 2 2021 down 75.0% volatile
139 Iceland 2 2021 down 90.5% volatile
139 Rwanda 2 2021 down 93.3% volatile
139 Solomon Islands 2 1989 down 50.0% volatile
139 Eswatini 2 2015 — volatile
139 Samoa 2 2020 down 81.8% volatile
146 Albania 1 2021 down 87.5% volatile
146 Cape Verde 1 2021 unchanged volatile
146 Estonia 1 2021 down 93.3% volatile
146 Malawi 1 2016 — falling
146 Tanzania 1 2015 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.

About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.