Patent applications, residents
Infrastructure & ICTWB WDIwb_wdi:IP.PAT.RESD•1980 → 2021•158 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Infrastructure & ICTWB WDI
Coverage
158
Frequency
yearly
Range
1980 \u2192 2021
Latest
2021
Patent applications, residents by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2021)
Low \u2192 High
≤ 3
3 – 12
12 – 35
35 – 107.57
107.57 – 432.14
432.14 – 1.58K
> 1.58K
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Patent applications, residents
158 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Patent applications, residents
Countries
158
Median
73.5
Mean
14.6K
25th pctl
7
75th pctl
772
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
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Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChinaCHN | 1.43M | 2021 | |
| United StatesUSA | 262.24K | 2021 | |
| JapanJPN | 222.45K | 2021 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 186.25K | 2021 | |
| GermanyDEU | 39.82K | 2021 | |
| IndiaIND | 26.27K | 2021 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 19.57K | 2021 | |
| FranceFRA | 13.39K | 2021 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 11.59K | 2021 | |
| ItalyITA | 10.28K | 2021 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 10.21K | 2021 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 8.23K | 2021 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 6.94K | 2020 | |
| CanadaCAN | 4.71K | 2021 | |
| BrazilBRA | 4.67K | 2021 | |
| PolandPOL | 3.38K | 2021 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 2.97K | 2021 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 2.08K | 2021 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 2.02K | 2021 | |
| AustriaAUT | 1.87K | 2021 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 1.8K | 2021 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1.77K | 2021 | |
| IsraelISR | 1.59K | 2021 | |
| FinlandFIN | 1.56K | 2021 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 1.4K | 2021 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 1.4K | 2021 | |
| SpainESP | 1.31K | 2021 | |
| UkraineUKR | 1.3K | 2021 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 1.29K | 2021 | |
| MexicoMEX | 1.12K | 2021 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 1.09K | 2021 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 1.07K | 2021 | |
| NorwayNOR | 946 | 2021 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 930 | 2020 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 883 | 2021 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 881 | 2021 | |
| ThailandTHA | 867 | 2021 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 803 | 2020 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 799 | 2021 | |
| RomaniaROU | 772 | 2021 | |
| PortugalPRT | 711 | 2021 | |
| IraqIRQ | 635 | 2020 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 541 | 2021 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 490 | 2021 | |
| HungaryHUN | 433 | 2021 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 432 | 2021 | |
| PakistanPAK | 426 | 2021 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 413 | 2021 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 410 | 2020 | |
| ChileCHL | 402 | 2021 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 401 | 2021 | |
| GreeceGRC | 394 | 2021 | |
| KenyaKEN | 341 | 2020 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 330 | 2021 | |
| BelarusBLR | 276 | 2021 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 268 | 2021 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 266 | 2021 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 254 | 2021 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 222 | 2021 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 180 | 2018 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 165 | 2021 | |
| SudanSDN | 153 | 2020 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 146 | 2021 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 138 | 2021 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 119 | 2021 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 112 | 2021 | |
| LebanonLBN | 110 | 2015 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 109 | 2021 | |
| LatviaLVA | 104 | 2021 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 102 | 2021 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 96 | 2017 | |
| PeruPER | 94 | 2021 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 90 | 2021 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 83 | 2021 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 81 | 2021 | |
| QatarQAT | 81 | 2020 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 77 | 2021 | |
| IrelandIRL | 75 | 2021 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 74 | 2021 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 73 | 2021 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 72 | 2020 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 69 | 2021 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 64 | 2021 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 60 | 2020 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 53 | 2021 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 44 | 1999 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 42 | 2021 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 40 | 2021 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 40 | 2021 | |
| EcuadorECU | 35 | 2021 | |
| PanamaPAN | 35 | 2021 | |
| IcelandISL | 34 | 2021 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 30 | 2021 | |
| OmanOMN | 30 | 2021 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 26 | 2012 | — |
| EstoniaEST | 25 | 2021 | |
| JordanJOR | 25 | 2021 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 23 | 2021 | |
| UruguayURY | 23 | 2017 | |
| CubaCUB | 21 | 2021 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 21 | 2018 | |
| NepalNPL | 20 | 2017 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 19 | 1988 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 16 | 2021 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 16 | 2019 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 15 | 2021 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 14 | 1993 | |
| RwandaRWA | 14 | 2021 | |
| UgandaUGA | 14 | 2021 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 13 | 2018 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 13 | 2016 | — |
| ZambiaZMB | 13 | 2021 | |
| GhanaGHA | 12 | 2020 | |
| LibyaLBY | 12 | 1996 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 10 | 2021 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 9 | 2021 | |
| HondurasHND | 8 | 2018 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 8 | 2016 | |
| BahrainBHR | 7 | 2020 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 7 | 2021 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 7 | 2021 | |
| AngolaAGO | 6 | 2018 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 6 | 2021 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 6 | 2021 | |
| MalawiMWI | 6 | 2015 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 5 | 2018 | — |
| BoliviaBOL | 5 | 2021 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 5 | 2020 | |
| MonacoMCO | 5 | 2021 | |
| MaltaMLT | 5 | 2021 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 4 | 2017 | |
| LesothoLSO | 4 | 2018 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 4 | 2020 | |
| AndorraAND | 3 | 2021 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 3 | 2021 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 3 | 2021 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 3 | 2016 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 3 | 2017 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 3 | 2013 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 3 | 2020 | — |
| BurundiBDI | 2 | 2020 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 2 | 2010 | |
| CyprusCYP | 2 | 2020 | |
| FijiFJI | 2 | 1980 | — |
| HaitiHTI | 2 | 2014 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 2 | 2018 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 2 | 2021 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 2 | 2013 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 2 | 2021 | |
| SamoaWSM | 2 | 2019 | |
| ArubaABW | 1 | 2002 | — |
| BelizeBLZ | 1 | 2006 | — |
| BhutanBTN | 1 | 2019 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 1 | 2021 | |
| MaliMLI | 1 | 1981 | — |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 1 | 2015 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 1 | 1984 | — |
| TanzaniaTZA | 1 | 2015 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)