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| Country | Year | Patent applications, residents per mn inhab. |
|---|---|---|
|
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) | ||
| Europe | ||
| Austria | 2023 | 453 |
| Belarus | 2023 | 41 |
| Belgium | 2023 | 280 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2023 | 14 |
| Bulgaria | 2023 | 35 |
| Croatia | 2023 | 56 |
| Cyprus | 2023 | 44 |
| Czechia | 2023 | 65 |
| Denmark | 2023 | 619 |
| Estonia | 2023 | 70 |
| Finland | 2023 | 717 |
| France | 2023 | 359 |
| Germany | 2023 | 751 |
| Greece | 2023 | 64 |
| Hungary | 2023 | 51 |
| Ireland | 2023 | 218 |
| Italy | 2023 | 230 |
| Latvia | 2023 | 89 |
| Lithuania | 2023 | 68 |
| Netherlands | 2023 | 495 |
| North Macedonia | 2023 | 13 |
| Norway | 2023 | 274 |
| Poland | 2023 | 126 |
| Portugal | 2023 | 100 |
| Republic of Moldova | 2023 | 12 |
| Romania | 2023 | 45 |
| Russian Federation | 2023 | 147 |
| Serbia | 2023 | 20 |
| Slovakia | 2023 | 53 |
| Slovenia | 2023 | 138 |
| Spain | 2023 | 68 |
| Sweden | 2023 | 664 |
| Switzerland | 2023 | 1,212 |
| Turkey | 2023 | 106 |
| Ukraine | 2023 | 27 |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | 255 |
| Africa | ||
| Algeria | 2023 | 31 |
| Benin | 2023 | 2 |
| Botswana | 2023 | 4 |
| Burkina Faso | 2023 | 0 |
| Burundi | 2022 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 2023 | 2 |
| Central African Republic | 2023 | 0 |
| Chad | 2023 | 0 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 2023 | 1 |
| Congo, The Dem. Republic of the | 2020 | 1 |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 2023 | 1 |
| Djibouti | 2021 | 3 |
| Egypt | 2023 | 6 |
| Ethiopia | 2023 | 0 |
| Gabon | 2023 | 3 |
| Ghana | 2023 | 0 |
| Guinea | 2023 | 0 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 2020 | 0 |
| Kenya | 2023 | 7 |
| Lesotho | 2019 | 0 |
| Liberia | 1993 | 7 |
| Libya | 1996 | 2 |
| Madagascar | 2023 | 0 |
| Malawi | 2016 | 0 |
| Mali | 2023 | 0 |
| Mauritania | 2023 | 0 |
| Mauritius | 2023 | 2 |
| Morocco | 2023 | 8 |
| Mozambique | 2023 | 0 |
| Namibia | 2023 | 23 |
| Niger | 2023 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 2020 | 2 |
| Rwanda | 2023 | 1 |
| Senegal | 2023 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2023 | 7 |
| Sudan | 2020 | 3 |
| Togo | 2023 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 2022 | 16 |
| Uganda | 2022 | 0 |
| Zambia | 2023 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 2023 | 2 |
| America | ||
| Argentina | 2023 | 9 |
| Bolivia, Plurinat. State | 2022 | 1 |
| Brazil | 2023 | 23 |
| Canada | 2023 | 102 |
| Chile | 2023 | 20 |
| Colombia | 2023 | 5 |
| Costa Rica | 2023 | 4 |
| Cuba | 2023 | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | 2023 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 2023 | 2 |
| El Salvador | 2023 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 2023 | 0 |
| Haiti | 2014 | 0 |
| Honduras | 2018 | 1 |
| Jamaica | 2023 | 1 |
| Mexico | 2023 | 8 |
| Nicaragua | 2014 | 0 |
| Panama | 2021 | 8 |
| Paraguay | 2022 | 1 |
| Peru | 2023 | 6 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2023 | 1 |
| United States | 2023 | 824 |
| Uruguay | 2023 | 4 |
| Venezuela, Bol. Rep. Of | 2023 | 0 |
| Asia | ||
| Armenia | 2023 | 9 |
| Azerbaijan | 2023 | 23 |
| Bahrain | 2023 | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 2023 | 0 |
| Cambodia | 2023 | 0 |
| China | 2023 | 1,079 |
| Georgia | 2023 | 26 |
| India | 2023 | 35 |
| Indonesia | 2023 | 6 |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2023 | 95 |
| Iraq | 2023 | 16 |
| Israel | 2023 | 147 |
| Japan | 2023 | 1,839 |
| Jordan | 2023 | 2 |
| Kazakhstan | 2023 | 40 |
| Korea, Democratic People's Republic | 2023 | 264 |
| Korea, Republic of | 2023 | 3,696 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2023 | 11 |
| Lao, PDR | 2023 | 0 |
| Lebanon | 2015 | 17 |
| Malaysia | 2023 | 25 |
| Mongolia | 2023 | 22 |
| Nepal | 2017 | 1 |
| Oman | 2023 | 68 |
| Pakistan | 2023 | 2 |
| Philippines | 2023 | 7 |
| Qatar | 2023 | 23 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2023 | 86 |
| Singapore | 2023 | 274 |
| Sri Lanka | 2023 | 8 |
| Syrian Arab Republic | 2023 | 3 |
| Tajikistan | 2022 | 0 |
| Thailand | 2023 | 10 |
| Turkmenistan | 1999 | 10 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | 29 |
| Uzbekistan | 2023 | 14 |
| Viet Nam | 2023 | 10 |
| Yemen | 2023 | 0 |
| Oceania | ||
| Australia | 2023 | 94 |
| New Zealand | 2023 | 60 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2022 | 0 |
| Unknown | ||
As at 22 May 2025