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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
Brunei Darussalam20202616826852
Cambodia1231
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
Democratic People's Republic of Korea5,8618,0187,9568,3548,0957,8467,3776,937
हांगकांग2151156133181171226192239233324314346423401
Indonesia1572355085336637021,0581,1012,2711,4073,0931,3091,397
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
Lao People’s Democratic Republic311131
मकाउ34456231132
Malaysia922065221,2311,0761,1141,1991,3531,2721,1091,1661,1161,071989883
Mongolia100110133139109112124828466109
New Zealand8021,4631,8931,5851,5011,4251,6141,6361,1841,0751,0141,017324348330
Papua New Guinea1
Philippines147154210170186162220334375327323529501476490
Samoa11121
Singapore5165698951,0561,0811,1431,3031,4691,6011,6091,5751,7271,7782,024
Thailand735618911,2149271,0201,5721,0061,0291,098979904865863867
Viet Nam58341803063003824434875825605926467201,0211,066
Albania31014201615423
Andorra1333
Armenia1192061361211371251211131251071011126340
Austria2,0251,9612,2702,4242,1542,2582,1622,0922,2052,0782,0732,0392,0662,1241,872
Azerbaijan28125419314415616818414420415514790119
Belarus9941,1661,7591,7251,6811,489652543455434453298317276
Belgium6435775176206367557158899491,0541,001892876862799
Bosnia and Herzegovina316656432741608784455053
Bulgaria198231261243262245282218280230202180186239165
Croatia33736325723021723017016917514812119511777
Cyprus2044246384421
Czech Republic555586868783867984910880792794678765673541
Denmark1,2181,7301,6581,6261,5741,4061,3411,3771,4621,5521,4901,2621,3511,2611,090
Estonia1323846220254430293724312125
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
Georgia232225183138139114110999675103858190
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
Kazakhstan1,3991,5231,6911,4151,8241,7421,2719931,055789803
Kyrgyzstan8013412411011113212284137926383
Latvia981121781731932251031369590868293104
Lithuania666810893109117123101958181909581
Luxembourg4185247985109113128128143156152117129112
North Macedonia7153273750424742
Republic of Moldova2403771399793676764917392858564
Monaco216266456571841065
Montenegro232037231323103165
Netherlands2,1472,4652,2172,5272,5852,3752,3152,2942,2072,2902,2412,1112,2282,1982,080
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
Romania2,7521,0039161,3821,4241,0229939529751,0051,0981,100881817772
Russian Federation23,37723,64428,72226,49528,70128,76524,07229,26926,79522,77724,92623,33723,75919,569
San Marino11471214141197
Serbia372290180192201202178192171163168138138
Slovakia236155234224168184211228220183217206206146
Slovenia307344442470255232222
Spain2,2182,7103,0403,5663,4303,2663,0262,9532,7992,7452,1671,5251,2881,4311,308
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
Tajikistan453074321
Turkey1382779283,1803,8854,4344,3924,7665,3526,2308,1757,1567,8717,9208,234
Ukraine5,6203,5382,5562,6492,4912,8562,4572,2712,2332,2832,1072,0971,3611,302
United Kingdom19,31022,05017,83315,49015,34315,37014,97215,19614,86713,87613,30112,86512,06111,99011,592
Uzbekistan755264370282257299345288353357470374356413
Antigua and Barbuda5
Argentina9551,0621,054552688735643509546884393425442930406
Barbados312973
Bolivia9125985
Brazil2,3893,1794,0544,2284,6954,7984,9594,6594,6415,2005,4804,9805,4645,2804,666
Chile169241361328339336340452443386425406438372402
Colombia7599133183213251260321545595415422369432
Costa Rica15281781391815179198161215
Cuba10562382724322929273321
Dominican Republic5815151912162528201723107
Ecuador1011472420451634293335
El Salvador107443142
Guatemala2754177474107336779
Guyana11240
Haiti122
Honduras6428641048
Jamaica4111014202522337191126141016
Mexico6614315849511,0651,2941,2101,2461,3641,3101,3341,5551,3051,1321,117
Nicaragua142431
Panama15721913146833135342235
Paraguay161124183441410
Peru494027393954738367721008913712594
Saint Lucia532
Bahamas2311234
Trinidad and Tobago124334112
Uruguay4424232022372623
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)262561217061657455473596
Algeria6325976941191189489106149152113163268
Bahrain133686811473
Djibouti13
Egypt2785344286056186836417527189201,0259971,027978881
Iran1824104,05111,10811,52910,62211,30513,68314,93015,26411,90811,56911,39610,210
Iraq335613653737635
Israel1,0521,5991,6691,4501,3601,3191,2011,1251,2851,3001,4361,5061,3681,6421,592
Jordan7149454048354041222624213625
Kuwait131
Lebanon10580110
Libya10
Malta223129111359352565
Morocco61104140152169197316355224237198187199250254
Oman53416301130
Qatar3951619398147
Saudi Arabia16761192883474916527151,0709091,0781,1881,2941,398
Syrian Arab Republic24710519812010312176102
Tunisia274756113137150112142180235172180
United Arab Emirates253323212935576357553969
Yemen72020736432951615606020
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
Bangladesh327050663767604441776169684074
Bhutan331411
India1,1472,2064,7218,8538,8419,55310,66912,04012,57913,19914,96116,28919,45423,14126,267
Nepal841810111120
Pakistan23461431149296151146209204193306313338426
Sri Lanka2371149225194328218280277343356353266
Angola62
Botswana1584313223
Burkina Faso212
Burundi322
केप वर्दे22311
Côte d'Ivoire26
Democratic Republic of the Congo444272
Ethiopia31412181014136
Ghana14151312
Kenya3477135123127132137144135244294341160
Lesotho41
Madagascar7793445369966
Malawi363
Mauritius1142312116466
Mozambique15814131424152434232630
Namibia5131810218
Nigeria1264425085100382439410
Rwanda405534614
Seychelles3
South Africa1,0938951,0038216566086388028897047286575675421,804
Sudan66252249269267284281349238153
United Republic of Tanzania1
Uganda3105916256141314
Zambia7553713142015121121713
Zimbabwe4498