Patent applications, nonresidents by country
applications · 121 countries ranked · 2021
Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 121
RankCountryValue1 y10 yTrend
- up +0.5 %
- up +4.4 %
- up +9.2 %
- up +11.8 %
- up +5.0 %
- up +7.7 %
- up +9.3 %
- up +1.9 %
- up +2.7 %
- down −5.5 %
- up +14.1 %
- up +9.4 %
- up +1.6 %
- up +49.0 %
- up +23.7 %
- up +11.9 %
- up +8.1 %
- up +10.7 %
- down −16.1 %
- up +13.9 %
- up +20.4 %
- up +11.0 %
- up +27.4 %
- up +10.2 %
- up +13.5 %
On the map
Patent applications, nonresidents, 2021. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.
- 1 – 11
- 11 – 29
- 29 – 186
- 186 – 567
- 567 – 6,522
- 6,522 – 329,229
- No data
Rank over time
Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.
United StatesChinaJapan
Rank by year for United States, China, Japan, 1980–2021.