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Global Patent Applications Ranking
Patent Applications by Residents 1980 - 2021
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2021
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 1.4M | +6.1% | 62.3% | — |
| 2North America |  United StatesUSA | 262.2K | -2.7% | 11.5% | — |
| 3#2East Asia |  JapanJPN | 222.5K | -2.2% | 9.7% | — |
| 4#3East Asia |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 186.2K | +3.2% | 8.1% | — |
| 5Western Europe |  GermanyGER | 39.8K | -5.8% | 1.7% | — |
| 6South Asia |  IndiaIND | 26.3K | +13.5% | 1.1% | +1 |
| 7Eastern Europe |  Russian FederationRUS | 19.6K | -17.6% | 0.9% | -1 |
| 8#2Western Europe |  FranceFRA | 13.4K | +4.8% | 0.6% | — |
| 9#3Western Europe |  United KingdomGBR | 11.6K | -3.3% | 0.5% | — |
| 10 |  ItalyITA | 10.3K | +2.2% | 0.4% | +1 |
| 11Middle East & C. Asia |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 10.2K | -10.4% | 0.4% | -1 |
| 12#2Middle East & C. Asia |  TürkiyeTUR | 8.2K | +4.0% | 0.4% | — |
| 13#2North America |  CanadaCAN | 4.7K | +5.8% | 0.2% | +2 |
| 14Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 4.7K | -11.6% | 0.2% | — |
| 15#2Eastern Europe |  PolandPOL | 3.4K | -15.8% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 16Oceania |  AustraliaAUS | 3K | +25.3% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 17 |  NetherlandsNED | 2.1K | -5.4% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 18Southeast Asia |  SingaporeSIN | 2K | +13.8% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 19 |  AustriaAUT | 1.9K | -11.9% | 0.1% | — |
| 20Sub-Saharan Afr. |  South AfricaRSA | 1.8K | +232.8% | 0.1% | +23 |
| 21Northern Europe |  SwedenSWE | 1.8K | +0.4% | 0.1% | — |
| 22#3Middle East & C. Asia |  IsraelISR | 1.6K | -3.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 23#2Northern Europe |  FinlandFIN | 1.6K | -2.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 24 |  Saudi ArabiaKSA | 1.4K | +8.0% | 0.1% | +4 |
| 25#2Southeast Asia |  IndonesiaINA | 1.4K | +6.7% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 26 |  SpainESP | 1.3K | -8.6% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 27#3Eastern Europe |  UkraineUKR | 1.3K | -4.3% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 28 |  SwitzerlandSUI | 1.3K | -6.9% | 0.1% | -3 |
| 29#3North America |  MexicoMEX | 1.1K | -1.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 30#3Northern Europe |  DenmarkDEN | 1.1K | -13.6% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 31#3Southeast Asia |  Viet NamVNM | 1.1K | +4.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 32 |  NorwayNOR | 946 | +7.5% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 33 |  MalaysiaMYS | 883 | -10.7% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 34North Africa |  EgyptEGY | 881 | -9.9% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 35 |  ThailandTHA | 867 | +0.5% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 36 |  BelgiumBEL | 799 | -7.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 37 |  RomaniaROU | 772 | -5.5% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 38Southern Europe |  PortugalPOR | 711 | +2.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 39 |  CzechiaCZE | 541 | -19.6% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 40 |  PhilippinesPHI | 490 | +2.9% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 41 |  HungaryHUN | 433 | +1.2% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 42#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ColombiaCOL | 432 | +17.1% | 0.0% | +8 |
| 43#2South Asia |  PakistanPAK | 426 | +26.0% | 0.0% | +12 |
| 44 |  UzbekistanUZB | 413 | +16.0% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 45#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ArgentinaARG | 406 | -56.3% | 0.0% | -11 |
| 46 |  ChileCHL | 402 | +8.1% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 47 |  Hong KongHKG | 401 | -5.2% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 48#2Southern Europe |  GreeceGRE | 394 | -1.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 49#2Oceania |  New ZealandNZL | 330 | -5.2% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 50 |  BelarusBLR | 276 | -12.9% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 51#2North Africa |  AlgeriaDZA | 268 | +64.4% | 0.0% | +10 |
| 52#3South Asia |  Sri LankaLKA | 266 | -24.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 53#3North Africa |  MoroccoMAR | 254 | +1.6% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 54#3Southern Europe |  SloveniaSLO | 222 | -4.3% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 55 |  BulgariaBGR | 165 | -31.0% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 56#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  KenyaKEN | 160 | -53.1% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 57 |  SlovakiaSVK | 146 | -29.1% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 58 |  SerbiaSRB | 138 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 59 |  AzerbaijanAZE | 119 | +32.2% | 0.0% | +10 |
| 60 |  LuxembourgLUX | 112 | -13.2% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 61 |  MongoliaMNG | 109 | +65.2% | 0.0% | +15 |
| 62 |  LatviaLAT | 104 | +11.8% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 63 |  Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 102 | +34.2% | 0.0% | +10 |
| 64 |  PeruPER | 94 | -24.8% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 65 |  GeorgiaGEO | 90 | +11.1% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 66 |  KyrgyzstanKGZ | 83 | +31.7% | 0.0% | +11 |
| 67 |  LithuaniaLTU | 81 | -14.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 68 |  CroatiaHRV | 77 | -34.2% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 69 |  IrelandIRL | 75 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 70 |  BangladeshBGD | 74 | +85.0% | 0.0% | +13 |
| 71 |  BarbadosBRB | 73 | +151.7% | 0.0% | +17 |
| 72 |  United Arab EmiratesARE | 69 | +76.9% | 0.0% | +12 |
| 73 |  Moldova, Republic ofMDA | 64 | -24.7% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 74 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 53 | +6.0% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 75 |  QatarQAT | 47 | -42.0% | 0.0% | -4 |
| 76 |  North MacedoniaMKD | 42 | -10.6% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 77 |  ArmeniaARM | 40 | -36.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 77 |  GuyanaGUY | 40 | — | 0.0% | +39 |
| 79 |  EcuadorECU | 35 | +6.1% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 79 |  PanamaPAN | 35 | +59.1% | 0.0% | +11 |
| 81 |  IcelandISL | 34 | -22.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 82#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  MozambiqueMOZ | 30 | +15.4% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 82 |  OmanOMN | 30 | +172.7% | 0.0% | +15 |
| 84 |  EstoniaEST | 25 | +19.0% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 84 |  JordanJOR | 25 | -30.6% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 86 |  AlbaniaALB | 23 | — | 0.0% | +14 |
| 87 |  CubaCUB | 21 | -36.4% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 88 |  YemenYEM | 20 | -66.7% | 0.0% | -9 |
| 89 |  JamaicaJAM | 16 | +60.0% | 0.0% | +9 |
| 90 |  Costa RicaCRI | 15 | +25.0% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 91 |  RwandaRWA | 14 | — | 0.0% | +13 |
| 91 |  UgandaUGA | 14 | +7.7% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 93 |  ZambiaZMB | 13 | -23.5% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 94 |  ParaguayPRY | 10 | -28.6% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 95 |  GuatemalaGTM | 9 | +28.6% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 96 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 7 | -30.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 96 |  San MarinoSMR | 7 | -22.2% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 98 |  MadagascarMDG | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 98 |  MauritiusMUS | 6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +6 |
| 100 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 5 | -37.5% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 100 |  MonacoMCO | 5 | -16.7% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 100 |  MaltaMLT | 5 | -16.7% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 103 |  AndorraAND | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +9 |
| 103 |  BahrainBRN | 3 | -57.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 103 |  BotswanaBWA | 3 | +50.0% | 0.0% | +12 |
| 103 |  DjiboutiDJI | 3 | — | 0.0% | +8 |
| 107 |  Brunei DarussalamBRU | 2 | -60.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 107 |  MacaoMAC | 2 | -33.3% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 107 |  El SalvadorSLV | 2 | -50.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 107 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 2 | +100.0% | 0.0% | +11 |
| 111 |  Cabo VerdeCPV | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 111 |  CyprusCYP | 1 | -50.0% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 111#3Oceania |  SamoaWSM | 1 | — | 0.0% | -5 |
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