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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
New Zealand8021,4631,8931,5851,5011,4251,6141,6361,1841,0751,0141,017324348330
Austria2,0251,9612,2702,4242,1542,2582,1622,0922,2052,0782,0732,0392,0662,1241,872
Belgium6435775176206367557158899491,0541,001892876862799
Denmark1,2181,7301,6581,6261,5741,4061,3411,3771,4621,5521,4901,2621,3511,2611,090
Finland2,0592,5791,8301,7311,6501,6981,5961,4191,2891,2601,3901,3871,3211,5881,557
France12,37813,87014,32714,74814,65514,54014,69014,50014,30614,20614,41514,30314,10312,77113,386
Germany30,72451,73648,36747,04746,98646,62047,35348,15447,38448,48047,78546,61746,63242,26039,822
Greece241306462728722628698651550606498430356400394
Hungary2,477810705649662692642546569616496407427428433
Iceland175147575037335140353656474434
Ireland734796276587575
Italy7,8778,8778,7948,4398,3078,6018,8488,6438,9219,22910,06110,281
Luxembourg4185247985109113128128143156152117129112
Norway8991,3111,1431,1171,1221,0091,1011,1061,1531,2271,1521,082957880946
Poland4,1062,4042,0283,2033,8794,4104,2373,9414,6764,2613,9244,2073,8874,0103,377
Portugal10181158499571621647722925724644661703695711
Netherlands2,1472,4652,2172,5272,5852,3752,3152,2942,2072,2902,2412,1112,2282,1982,080
Spain2,2182,7103,0403,5663,4303,2663,0262,9532,7992,7452,1671,5251,2881,4311,308
Turkey1382779283,1803,8854,4344,3924,7665,3526,2308,1757,1567,8717,9208,234
Sweden3,1084,2242,5222,1962,0042,2882,3321,9842,0382,0321,9921,8381,8021,7641,771
Switzerland2,9872,0831,6431,6221,5971,4801,5251,4801,4771,4621,3371,2831,3691,3841,288
United Kingdom19,31022,05017,83315,49015,34315,37014,97215,19614,86713,87613,30112,86512,06111,99011,592
Chile169241361328339336340452443386425406438372402
Mexico6614315849511,0651,2941,2101,2461,3641,3101,3341,5551,3051,1321,117
Israel1,0521,5991,6691,4501,3601,3191,2011,1251,2851,3001,4361,5061,3681,6421,592
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
Slovenia307344442470255232222
Czech Republic555586868783867984910880792794678765673541
Estonia1323846220254430293724312125
Slovakia236155234224168184211228220183217206206146