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THE GLOBAL INDEX #070

Resident patent applications2024

Patent applications filed by residents. Applications and granted patents are separate measures.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data121 / 217No observation: 96
First-ranked country or territoryChina1,672,001 patent applications

Top 10

patent applications · 2024
01China
1,672,001
02United States
270,295
03Japan
237,169
04South Korea
195,786
05India
63,217
06Germany
40,085
07Russia
21,502
08France
12,751
10Türkiye
10,004

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Resident patent applications · 2024 · patent applications
RankCountry / territoryValue (patent applications)Year
01China1,672,0012024
02United States270,2952024
03Japan237,1692024
04South Korea195,7862024
05India63,2172024
06Germany40,0852024
07Russia21,5022024
08France12,7512024
09United Kingdom11,1052024
10Türkiye10,0042024
11Italy9,1202024
12Iran8,3142024
13North Korea6,9362024
14Brazil5,7522024
15Canada4,3042024
16Poland3,3632024
17Saudi Arabia3,1082024
18Australia2,5422024
19Indonesia1,9312024
20Singapore1,8982024
21Sweden1,8512024
22Netherlands1,7812024
23Finland1,7702024
24Austria1,6762024
25Israel1,4482024
26Vietnam1,2262024
27Switzerland1,1912024
28Mexico1,1722024
29Spain1,1602024
30Algeria1,0842024
31Denmark9872024
32Ukraine9692024
33Thailand9302024
34Philippines8732024
35Kazakhstan8412024
35Malaysia8412024
37Romania7472024
38Portugal7432024
39Norway7322024
40Belgium6472024
41Egypt5632024
42Iraq5562024
43Uzbekistan5072024
44Hong Kong SAR China4952024
45Hungary4802024
45Pakistan4802024
47Czechia4632024
48Argentina4452024
49Kenya3962024
50Chile3902024
51Greece3662024
52South Africa3502024
53Morocco3432024
54United Arab Emirates2782024
54New Zealand2782024
56Colombia2702024
57Belarus2562024
58Sri Lanka2532024
59Tunisia2252024
60Peru2142024
61Azerbaijan1942024
62Bulgaria1792024
63Slovakia1672024
64Slovenia1542024
65Serbia1392024
66Luxembourg1192024
67Syria1042024
68Oman982024
69Georgia942024
70Mongolia892024
71Bangladesh872024
72Latvia842024
73Ireland682024
74Kyrgyzstan672024
75Ethiopia662024
76Venezuela632024
77Croatia622024
78Lithuania582024
79Ecuador532024
80Iceland382024
81Moldova352024
82Bosnia & Herzegovina342024
83Kuwait302024
84Estonia272024
85Zimbabwe262024
86North Macedonia252024
87Uganda222024
88Qatar212024
89Zambia182024
90Costa Rica152024
90Montenegro152024
90Paraguay152024
93Jordan142024
94Armenia132024
94Uruguay132024
96Cuba122024
96San Marino122024
98Dominican Republic112024
98Panama112024
100Mozambique102024
101Malta92024
102Guatemala82024
102Macao SAR China82024
102Rwanda82024
105Mauritius72024
106Bahrain62024
106Bhutan62024
106El Salvador62024
109Tonga52024
110Cyprus32024
110Jamaica32024
110Madagascar32024
110Trinidad & Tobago32024
114Guyana22024
114Liberia22024
114Monaco22024
117Andorra12024
117Brunei12024
117Cape Verde12024
117Cambodia12024
117Namibia12024

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No observation (96)

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Source & definition

Indicator definition
Patent applications filed by residents. Applications and granted patents are separate measures.
Unit
patent applications
Source & definition
World Bank · IP.PAT.RESD
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Original metadata
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.

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  "sourceOrganization": "WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.",
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