Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office.

Number of patent applications among residents (number)

199020002005201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Australia1,7121,9282,5552,4092,3832,6273,0611,9882,2912,6202,5032,7572,6372,3682,966
Japan3,33,2303,87,3643,67,9602,90,0812,87,5802,87,0132,71,7312,65,9592,58,8392,60,2442,60,2922,53,6302,45,3722,27,3482,22,452
Republic of Korea9,08272,8311,22,1881,31,8051,38,0341,48,1361,59,9781,64,0731,67,2751,63,4241,59,0841,62,5611,71,6031,80,4771,86,245
Malaysia922065221,2311,0761,1141,1991,3531,2721,1091,1661,1161,071989883
New Zealand8021,4631,8931,5851,5011,4251,6141,6361,1841,0751,0141,017324348330
Philippines147154210170186162220334375327323529501476490
Singapore5165698951,0561,0811,1431,3031,4691,6011,6091,5751,7271,7782,024
Chile169241361328339336340452443386425406438372402
Mexico6614315849511,0651,2941,2101,2461,3641,3101,3341,5551,3051,1321,117
Canada2,5494,1875,1834,5504,7544,7094,5674,1984,2774,0784,0534,3494,2384,4524,710
United States of America90,6431,64,7952,07,8672,41,9772,47,7502,68,7822,87,8312,85,0962,88,3352,95,3272,93,9042,85,0952,85,1132,69,5862,62,244
Peru494027393954738367721008913712594
Thailand735618911,2149271,0201,5721,0061,0291,098979904865863867
Indonesia1572355085336637021,0581,1012,2711,4073,0931,3091,397
China5,83225,34693,4852,93,0664,15,8295,35,3137,04,9368,01,1359,68,25212,04,98112,45,70913,93,81512,43,56813,44,81714,26,644
हांगकांग2151156133181171226192239233324314346423401
Viet Nam58341803063003824434875825605926467201,0211,066
Russian Federation23,37723,64428,72226,49528,70128,76524,07229,26926,79522,77724,92623,33723,75919,569
Papua New Guinea1
Brunei Darussalam20202616826852