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Patent applications, residents by country

applications · 113 countries ranked · 2021

Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 113
  1. 1ChinaWorld rank 1st of 113
    up +6.1 %
  2. 2United StatesWorld rank 2nd of 113
    down −2.7 %
  3. 3JapanWorld rank 3rd of 113
    down −2.2 %
  4. up +3.2 %
  5. 5GermanyWorld rank 5th of 113
    down −5.8 %
  6. 6IndiaWorld rank 6th of 113
    up +13.5 %
  7. 7RussiaWorld rank 7th of 113
    down −17.6 %
  8. 8FranceWorld rank 8th of 113
    up +4.8 %
  9. 9United KingdomWorld rank 9th of 113
    down −3.3 %
  10. 10ItalyWorld rank 10th of 113
    up +2.2 %
  11. 11IranWorld rank 11th of 113
    down −10.4 %
  12. 12TürkiyeWorld rank 12th of 113
    up +4.0 %
  13. 13CanadaWorld rank 13th of 113
    up +5.8 %
  14. 14BrazilWorld rank 14th of 113
    down −11.6 %
  15. 15PolandWorld rank 15th of 113
    down −15.8 %
  16. 16AustraliaWorld rank 16th of 113
    up +25.3 %
  17. 17NetherlandsWorld rank 17th of 113
    down −5.4 %
  18. 18SingaporeWorld rank 18th of 113
    up +13.8 %
  19. 19AustriaWorld rank 19th of 113
    down −11.9 %
  20. 20South AfricaWorld rank 20th of 113
    up +232.8 %
  21. 21SwedenWorld rank 21st of 113
    up +0.4 %
  22. 22IsraelWorld rank 22nd of 113
    down −3.0 %
  23. 23FinlandWorld rank 23rd of 113
    down −2.0 %
  24. 24Saudi ArabiaWorld rank 24th of 113
    up +8.0 %
  25. 25IndonesiaWorld rank 25th of 113
    up +6.7 %

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Patent applications, residents, 2021. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

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Rank by year for China, United States, Japan, 2000–2024.