Patent Applications By Residents

Global Ranking

total applications by country residentsSource: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	China	1344817	2020	1	1243568
2	United States	269586	2020	2	285113
3	Japan	227348	2020	3	245372
4	South Korea	180477	2020	4	171603
5	Germany	42260	2020	5	46632
6	Russia	23759	2020	6	23337
7	India	23141	2020	7	19454
8	France	12771	2020	8	14103
9	United Kingdom	11990	2020	9	12061
10	Iran	11396	2020	10	11569
11	Italy	10061	2020	11	9229
12	Turkey	7920	2020	12	7871
13	North Korea	6937	2020	13	7377
14	Brazil	5280	2020	14	5464
15	Canada	4452	2020	15	4238
16	Poland	4010	2020	16	3887
17 ↑	Australia	2368	2020	18	2637
18 ↑	Netherlands	2198	2020	19	2228
19 ↑	Austria	2124	2020	21	2066
20 ↑	Singapore	1778	2020	23	1727
21 ↑	Sweden	1764	2020	22	1802
22 ↑	Israel	1642	2020	25	1368
23 ↑	Finland	1588	2020	27	1321
24 ↑	Spain	1431	2020	29	1288
25 ↓	Switzerland	1384	2020	24	1369
26 ↓	Ukraine	1361	2020	20	2097
27 ↓	Indonesia	1309	2020	17	3093
28 ↑	Saudi Arabia	1294	2020	30	1188
29 ↓	Denmark	1261	2020	26	1351
30 ↓	Mexico	1132	2020	28	1305
31 ↑	Vietnam	1021	2020	40	720
32 ↓	Malaysia	989	2020	31	1071
33 ↓	Egypt	978	2020	32	1027
34 ↑	Argentina	930	2020	45	442
35 ↓	Norway	880	2020	33	957
36	Thailand	863	2020	36	865
37 ↓	Belgium	862	2020	35	876
38 ↓	Romania	817	2020	34	881
39 ↓	Kazakhstan	803	2020	37	789
40 ↑	Portugal	695	2020	41	703
41 ↓	Czech Republic	673	2020	38	765
42 ↓	Iraq	635	2020	39	737
43 ↓	South Africa	542	2020	42	567
44 ↓	Philippines	476	2020	43	501
45 ↑	Hungary	428	2020	48	427
46 ↑	Hong Kong	423	2020	53	346
47 ↓	Nigeria	410	2020	46	439
48 ↑	Greece	400	2020	51	356
49 ↓	Chile	372	2020	47	438
50 ↓	Colombia	369	2020	49	422
51 ↓	Uzbekistan	356	2020	50	374
52 ↓	Sri Lanka	353	2020	51	356
53 ↑	New Zealand	348	2020	54	324
54 ↑	Kenya	341	2020	57	294
55	Pakistan	338	2020	55	313
56	Belarus	317	2020	56	298
57 ↓	Slovenia	255	2018	44	470
58 ↑	Morocco	250	2020	60	199
59 ↑	Bulgaria	239	2020	62	186
60 ↓	Slovakia	206	2020	59	206
61 ↑	Tunisia	180	2018	63	172
62 ↑	Algeria	163	2020	69	113
63 ↓	Sudan	153	2020	58	238
64	Serbia	138	2020	64	168
65 ↑	Luxembourg	129	2020	68	117
66	Peru	125	2020	66	137
67 ↓	Croatia	117	2020	61	195
68 ↑	Lebanon	110	2015	77	80
69 ↑	Venezuela	96	2017	88	35
70 ↑	Lithuania	95	2020	72	90
71 ↑	Latvia	93	2020	76	82
72 ↓	Azerbaijan	90	2020	65	147
73 ↑	Angola	85	2020	133	2
73	Moldova	85	2020	73	85
75 ↓	Georgia	81	2020	73	85
75 ↑	Qatar	81	2020	87	39
77 ↓	Syria	76	2020	67	121
78 ↑	Ireland	75	2020	80	58
79 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	72	2020	84	42
80 ↓	Mongolia	66	2020	75	84
81 ↓	Armenia	63	2020	70	112
81 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	63	2020	71	92
83 ↓	Yemen	60	2020	79	60
84 ↑	Bolivia	59	2017	106	12
85 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	50	2020	83	45
86 ↓	Macedonia	47	2020	84	42
87 ↓	Iceland	44	2020	82	47
87 ↓	Turkmenistan	44	1999	86	41
89 ↓	Bangladesh	40	2020	78	68
90 ↓	United Arab Emirates	39	2020	81	55
91 ↑	Jordan	36	2020	95	21
92 ↓	Ecuador	33	2020	91	29
93 ↑	Oman	30	2019	97	16
94 ↑	Barbados	29	2020	139	1
95 ↑	Ivory Coast	26	2012	149
95 ↓	Mozambique	26	2020	93	23
97 ↓	Uruguay	23	2017	92	26
98 ↓	Panama	22	2020	89	34
99 ↓	Estonia	21	2020	90	31
100 ↑	Nepal	20	2017	107	11
101 ↑	Republic of the Congo	19	1988	117	5
102 ↑	Zambia	16	2020	133	2
103 ↑	Paraguay	14	2020	119	4
103 ↑	Liberia	14	1993	114	6
105 ↓	Uganda	13	2020	101	14
106 ↑	Libya	12	1996	114	6
106 ↓	Costa Rica	12	2020	97	16
106 ↓	Ghana	12	2020	103	13
109 ↓	Dominican Republic	10	2020	93	23
109 ↓	Jamaica	10	2020	101	14
111 ↓	San Marino	9	2020	107	11
112 ↓	Namibia	8	2019	95	21
112 ↓	Zimbabwe	8	2016	110	9
112 ↑	Honduras	8	2018	119	4
115 ↓	Guatemala	7	2020	113	7
115 ↑	Bahrain	7	2020	119	4
117 ↓	Monaco	6	2020	109	10
117 ↓	Ethiopia	6	2020	103	13
117 ↓	Madagascar	6	2020	110	9
117	Malta	6	2020	117	5
117 ↑	Mauritius	6	2020	119	4
117 ↑	Rwanda	6	2018	119	4
123 ↓	Brunei	5	2020	112	8
123 ↓	Montenegro	5	2020	97	16
123 ↑	Antigua and Barbuda	5	2018	149
126	Bahamas	4	2017	126	3
126 ↓	Albania	4	2019	100	15
126 ↑	El Salvador	4	2020	139	1
129 ↓	Malawi	3	2016	114	6
129 ↑	Seychelles	3	2020	149
129 ↑	Macao	3	2020	139	1
129 ↓	Andorra	3	2020	126	3
133	Botswana	2	2020	133	2
133 ↓	Cyprus	2	2020	119	4
133	Haiti	2	2014	133	2
133 ↑	Guyana	2	2018	139	1
133 ↑	Samoa	2	2019	139	1
133 ↑	Fiji	2	1980	149
133 ↑	Grenada	2	2020	149
133 ↑	Burkina Faso	2	2010	139	1
133	Burundi	2	2020	133	2
133 ↓	Saint Lucia	2	2018	126	3
143 ↓	Lesotho	1	2019	119	4
143 ↓	Cambodia	1	2018	126	3
143 ↓	Cape Verde	1	2020	126	3
143 ↓	Nicaragua	1	2014	126	3
143 ↓	Laos	1	2018	126	3
143 ↓	Tajikistan	1	2019	133	2
143 ↓	Kuwait	1	2018	103	13
143 ↓	Bhutan	1	2019	139	1
143 ↓	Papua New Guinea	1	2015	139	1
143 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	1	2020	139	1
143 ↓	Tanzania	1	2015	139	1
143 ↑	Aruba	1	2002	149
143 ↑	Djibouti	1	2013	149
143 ↑	Somalia	1	1984	149
143 ↑	Mali	1	1981	149
143 ↑	Belize	1	2006	149

Definition of Patent Applications By Residents

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.