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Trademark applications, resident, by count by country

A trademark is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises. Trademarks are protected by intellectual property rights. A resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of, or acting for, the state or jurisdiction in which the first...

Countries reporting
135
Highest
9.19 million
China
Lowest
3
Tonga
Median
4,662
Years covered
18
2004–2021
Data points
2,043

What the numbers show

Trademark applications, resident, by count is currently reported for 135 countries. The highest value is 9.19 million in China; the lowest is 3 in Tonga.

The median across all reporting countries is 4,662, and the mean is 109,847.

Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 4,014.9%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 93.8%).

Trademark applications, resident, by count: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 9.19 million 2021 up 621.6% volatile
2 United States 551,764 2021 up 72.7% rising
3 Iran 506,935 2021 up 185.5% rising
4 India 435,581 2021 up 146.9% rising
5 Turkey 395,159 2021 up 159.5% rising
6 Brazil 346,752 2021 up 182.7% rising
7 Russia 327,409 2021 up 120.9% rising
8 South Korea 299,622 2021 up 125.5% rising
9 France 298,103 2021 up 5.5% rising
10 Japan 269,517 2021 up 70.2% rising
11 Germany 246,296 2021 up 36.0% rising
12 United Kingdom 223,508 2021 up 209.7% rising
13 Mexico 142,012 2021 up 99.8% rising
14 Italy 108,275 2021 up 27.2% rising
15 Australia 97,211 2021 up 40.8% rising
16 Indonesia 91,362 2021 up 101.4% rising
17 Vietnam 77,404 2021 up 123.0% rising
18 Spain 72,620 2021 up 16.3% falling
19 Argentina 70,131 2021 up 22.3% flat
20 Canada 66,458 2021 down 9.2% rising
21 Chile 53,520 2021 up 78.3% rising
22 Switzerland 46,420 2021 up 34.2% rising
23 Ukraine 44,202 2021 up 55.0% rising
24 Pakistan 43,233 2021 up 208.7% volatile
25 Egypt 43,212 2021 up 326.8% volatile
26 Poland 35,855 2021 down 9.9% falling
27 Philippines 34,976 2021 up 197.1% rising
28 Colombia 33,617 2021 up 98.0% rising
29 Thailand 33,401 2021 up 42.4% rising
30 Portugal 32,344 2021 up 35.3% rising
31 Hong Kong 31,154 2021 up 39.6% rising
32 Peru 29,557 2021 up 80.9% rising
33 South Africa 25,786 2021 up 32.1% rising
34 Saudi Arabia 24,411 2021 up 398.5% rising
35 New Zealand 24,096 2021 up 64.3% rising
36 Czechia 22,855 2021 down 22.4% falling
37 Romania 20,988 2021 down 7.2% falling
38 Morocco 20,432 2021 up 24.6% rising
39 Malaysia 20,128 2021 up 54.8% rising
40 Mongolia 19,104 2021 up 490.7% volatile
41 Venezuela 18,414 2017 down 9.7% falling
42 Austria 17,472 2021 up 1.0% falling
43 Paraguay 16,680 2021 up 26.9% rising
44 Sweden 15,190 2021 down 21.8% falling
45 Singapore 15,088 2021 up 131.1% rising
46 Ecuador 13,951 2021 up 59.4% rising
47 Kazakhstan 13,043 2021 up 110.1% rising
48 Norway 11,792 2021 up 17.5% rising
49 Nigeria 11,341 2019 down 44.8% falling
50 Algeria 11,147 2021 up 222.5% rising
51 Bulgaria 10,906 2021 down 19.1% falling
52 Bangladesh 10,831 2021 up 25.5% rising
53 Uzbekistan 10,476 2021 up 132.8% volatile
54 Slovakia 10,112 2021 up 21.8% falling
55 Dominican Republic 9,806 2021 up 87.4% rising
56 Costa Rica 8,878 2021 up 31.4% rising
57 United Arab Emirates 8,281 2021 up 158.1% rising
58 Hungary 7,979 2021 down 9.0% rising
59 Sri Lanka 6,321 2021 up 33.6% rising
60 Finland 5,746 2021 down 45.1% falling
61 Azerbaijan 5,657 2021 up 56.5% rising
62 Denmark 5,520 2021 down 32.2% falling
63 Israel 5,080 2021 up 49.3% rising
64 El Salvador 4,883 2021 up 10.5% flat
65 Bolivia 4,838 2021 up 111.5% rising
66 Uruguay 4,835 2021 up 18.0% falling
67 Panama 4,782 2021 up 14.8% rising
68 Yemen 4,662 2021 up 112.8% rising
69 Belarus 4,610 2021 down 73.9% volatile
70 Armenia 4,233 2021 up 103.1% rising
71 Nepal 4,005 2017 up 554.4% volatile
72 Moldova 3,973 2021 up 30.3% falling
73 Serbia 3,833 2021 up 44.7% falling
74 Slovenia 3,568 2021 down 36.2% falling
75 Estonia 3,392 2021 up 92.1% falling
76 Guatemala 3,387 2009 up 65.0% rising
77 Lithuania 3,377 2021 up 1.4% flat
78 Croatia 3,351 2021 down 30.5% falling
79 Jordan 3,242 2021 up 41.1% falling
80 Cambodia 2,980 2019 up 269.7% volatile
81 Madagascar 2,966 2021 up 58.4% rising
82 Georgia 2,876 2021 up 97.8% rising
83 Jamaica 2,576 2021 down 8.8% rising
84 Angola 2,546 2020 — rising
85 Mauritius 2,540 2021 up 207.5% volatile
86 Macao 2,504 2021 up 101.9% volatile
87 Latvia 2,321 2021 up 7.2% flat
88 Honduras 2,293 2021 up 9.8% rising
89 Uganda 2,158 2021 up 410.2% volatile
90 Tanzania 1,934 2020 up 4,014.9% volatile
91 Cuba 1,840 2021 up 206.7% volatile
92 Albania 1,823 2021 up 326.9% rising
93 Cyprus 1,603 2021 up 139.6% rising
94 Qatar 1,545 2021 up 135.5% rising
95 Monaco 1,525 2021 down 23.0% flat
96 Mozambique 1,499 2021 up 57.0% rising
97 Ethiopia 1,428 2021 up 275.8% volatile
98 Iceland 1,419 2021 down 4.7% rising
99 Sudan 1,414 2020 up 51.4% rising
100 Malta 1,245 2021 up 194.3% rising
101 Zambia 1,171 2021 up 149.1% volatile
102 Nicaragua 1,146 2013 up 26.2% rising
103 Iraq 1,068 2021 — volatile
104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,013 2021 up 111.5% rising
105 Andorra 919 2021 up 35.7% falling
106 Ghana 858 2020 down 2.8% falling
107 Rwanda 682 2021 up 525.7% volatile
108 Botswana 663 2020 up 101.5% rising
109 Trinidad and Tobago 662 2021 down 18.7% flat
110 Malawi 499 2016 up 124.8% rising
111 Kyrgyzstan 495 2021 up 82.7% rising
112 Tajikistan 486 2020 up 58.8% rising
113 Haiti 460 2014 up 82.5% rising
114 Bahrain 405 2021 up 50.6% flat
115 Liechtenstein 396 2021 down 32.3% falling
116 Suriname 340 2021 down 63.9% falling
117 Namibia 333 2020 down 24.1% volatile
118 Papua New Guinea 300 2021 up 115.8% rising
119 Laos 249 2018 up 164.9% volatile
120 Bahamas 199 2017 up 342.2% volatile
121 Barbados 194 2021 up 36.6% falling
122 Brunei 177 2021 up 108.2% rising
123 Sierra Leone 160 2020 up 6.7% rising
124 Bhutan 155 2021 up 638.1% volatile
124 Zimbabwe 155 2016 — falling
126 Gambia 121 2021 up 303.3% volatile
127 Cape Verde 65 2021 down 30.9% falling
128 Samoa 47 2021 up 104.3% volatile
129 Saint Lucia 33 2018 up 17.9% flat
129 Seychelles 33 2021 down 63.7% falling
131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17 2021 up 6.2% volatile
132 Grenada 13 2021 up 44.4% rising
133 Dominica 8 2021 down 93.8% volatile
134 Sao Tome and Principe 4 2021 down 33.3% volatile
135 Tonga 3 2021 down 66.7% falling

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
Trademark applications, resident, by count
Source
Statistics Database, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 2,043 data points, 2004–2021
Last refreshed

A trademark is a sign capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises. Trademarks are protected by intellectual property rights. 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. Class count is used to render application data for trademark applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.