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DEFINITION: Patent applications are applications filed 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. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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1 JapanJapan 2,836.05 per 1 million people 2004
2 South KoreaSouth Korea 2,184.32 per 1 million people 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 783.29 per 1 million people 2003
3 United StatesUnited States 630.02 per 1 million people 2004
4 GermanyGermany 585.69 per 1 million people 2004
5 AustraliaAustralia 425.79 per 1 million people 2004
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 400.88 per 1 million people 2003
6 New ZealandNew Zealand 388.78 per 1 million people 2004
7 FinlandFinland 383.31 per 1 million people 2004
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 371.2 per 1 million people 2003
8 DenmarkDenmark 341.22 per 1 million people 2004
9 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 314.47 per 1 million people 2004
10 SwedenSweden 306.05 per 1 million people 2004
11 NorwayNorway 282.96 per 1 million people 2001
12 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 250.8 per 1 million people 2002
13 AustriaAustria 240.38 per 1 million people 2004
14 FranceFrance 235.12 per 1 million people 2004
15 MonacoMonaco 216.05 per 1 million people 2004
16 IsraelIsrael 198.66 per 1 million people 2003
17 IcelandIceland 196.86 per 1 million people 2003
18 IrelandIreland 193.44 per 1 million people 2004
19 SloveniaSlovenia 163.75 per 1 million people 2004
20 RussiaRussia 159.5 per 1 million people 2004
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 146.58 per 1 million people 2004
21 South AfricaSouth Africa 141.85 per 1 million people 1995
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 139.4 per 1 million people 2003
22 ItalyItaly 138.32 per 1 million people 2000
23 NetherlandsNetherlands 134.32 per 1 million people 2004
24 CanadaCanada 124.22 per 1 million people 2003
25 SingaporeSingapore 120.04 per 1 million people 2004
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 119.05 per 1 million people 2003
26 KazakhstanKazakhstan 113.76 per 1 million people 2003
27 BelarusBelarus 108.4 per 1 million people 2004
28 CroatiaCroatia 86.21 per 1 million people 2004
29 UkraineUkraine 86.13 per 1 million people 2004
30 MoldovaMoldova 75.67 per 1 million people 2004
31 HungaryHungary 73.02 per 1 million people 2004
32 SpainSpain 67.09 per 1 million people 2004
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 63.44 per 1 million people 2002
33 PolandPoland 62.36 per 1 million people 2004
34 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 60.65 per 1 million people 2004
35 MongoliaMongolia 56.87 per 1 million people 2004
36 MaltaMalta 55.56 per 1 million people 2002
37 GeorgiaGeorgia 54.89 per 1 million people 2004
38 ChinaChina 50.6 per 1 million people 2004
39 BelgiumBelgium 50.02 per 1 million people 2003
40 ArmeniaArmenia 49.72 per 1 million people 2003
41 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 47.04 per 1 million people 2003
42 LatviaLatvia 46.26 per 1 million people 2004
43 GreeceGreece 44.03 per 1 million people 2004
44 RomaniaRomania 43.21 per 1 million people 2004
45 SlovakiaSlovakia 39.76 per 1 million people 2004
46 LuxembourgLuxembourg 35.56 per 1 million people 2003
47 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 35.53 per 1 million people 2003
48 BulgariaBulgaria 33.8 per 1 million people 2004
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 30.47 per 1 million people 2000
49 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 21.25 per 1 million people 1996
50 BrazilBrazil 21.16 per 1 million people 2004
51 ArgentinaArgentina 20.48 per 1 million people 2004
52 LithuaniaLithuania 20.08 per 1 million people 2004
53 EstoniaEstonia 20.02 per 1 million people 2004
54 Hong KongHong Kong 18.45 per 1 million people 2004
55 ChileChile 15.64 per 1 million people 2000
56 SyriaSyria 14.81 per 1 million people 2000
57 CyprusCyprus 12.16 per 1 million people 2004
58 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 12.02 per 1 million people 2004
59 GuyanaGuyana 12.02 per 1 million people 1986
60 PortugalPortugal 11.52 per 1 million people 2004
61 UruguayUruguay 11.21 per 1 million people 2004
62 ThailandThailand 10.79 per 1 million people 2003
63 IranIran 10.71 per 1 million people 2001
64 UzbekistanUzbekistan 10.55 per 1 million people 2004
65 CubaCuba 9.93 per 1 million people 1999
66 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 9.9 per 1 million people 1999
67 Costa RicaCosta Rica 8.76 per 1 million people 1993
68 NamibiaNamibia 8.38 per 1 million people 1993
69 MalaysiaMalaysia 8.35 per 1 million people 1997
70 The BahamasThe Bahamas 7.57 per 1 million people 1992
71 LiberiaLiberia 6.83 per 1 million people 1993
72 TurkeyTurkey 6.58 per 1 million people 2003
73 IndiaIndia 6.29 per 1 million people 2004
74 JamaicaJamaica 5.73 per 1 million people 2002
75 MexicoMexico 5.2 per 1 million people 2004
76 TunisiaTunisia 5.06 per 1 million people 1996
77 TajikistanTajikistan 4.95 per 1 million people 2004
78 Sri LankaSri Lanka 4.93 per 1 million people 2003
79 MoroccoMorocco 3.65 per 1 million people 2000
80 JordanJordan 3.6 per 1 million people 1989
81 IraqIraq 3.05 per 1 million people 1996
82 NicaraguaNicaragua 2.85 per 1 million people 2000
83 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.83 per 1 million people 2002
84 MauritiusMauritius 2.58 per 1 million people 1998
85 LibyaLibya 2.45 per 1 million people 1996
86 PanamaPanama 2.37 per 1 million people 2000
87 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.33 per 1 million people 1996
88 VenezuelaVenezuela 2.3 per 1 million people 2000
89 BoliviaBolivia 2.27 per 1 million people 1995
90 EgyptEgypt 2.16 per 1 million people 2004
91 ParaguayParaguay 2.11 per 1 million people 2003
92 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.08 per 1 million people 1986
93 PhilippinesPhilippines 1.92 per 1 million people 2004
94 AlgeriaAlgeria 1.79 per 1 million people 2004
95 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.55 per 1 million people 2002
96 PeruPeru 1.38 per 1 million people 2004
97 ColombiaColombia 1.21 per 1 million people 2002
98 BotswanaBotswana 1.13 per 1 million people 2001
=99 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.04 per 1 million people 2004
=99 HondurasHonduras 1.04 per 1 million people 2002
101 EcuadorEcuador 1.03 per 1 million people 2002
102 MadagascarMadagascar 0.883 per 1 million people 2004
103 KenyaKenya 0.833 per 1 million people 1999
104 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.737 per 1 million people 2001
105 LesothoLesotho 0.584 per 1 million people 1996
106 ZambiaZambia 0.55 per 1 million people 2001
107 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.529 per 1 million people 1995
108 VietnamVietnam 0.438 per 1 million people 2000
109 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.437 per 1 million people 2001
110 PakistanPakistan 0.41 per 1 million people 2001
111 AngolaAngola 0.357 per 1 million people 1992
112 AlbaniaAlbania 0.327 per 1 million people 2000
113 MalawiMalawi 0.261 per 1 million people 2000
114 BangladeshBangladesh 0.258 per 1 million people 1998
115 BurundiBurundi 0.161 per 1 million people 1996
116 RwandaRwanda 0.144 per 1 million people 1988
117 NepalNepal 0.138 per 1 million people 1995
118 HaitiHaiti 0.128 per 1 million people 1999
119 NigeriaNigeria 0.127 per 1 million people 1990
120 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.047 per 1 million people 2000
121 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.043 per 1 million people 1996

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Interesting observations about Industry > Patent applications > Residents > Per capita

  • Japan has had the highest patent applications > residents > per capita since 1985.
  • Germany ranked first for patent applications > residents > per capita amongst European Union in 2004.
  • United States ranked first for patent applications > residents > per capita amongst Cold countries in 2004.
  • Russia ranked first for patent applications > residents > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2004.
  • All of the top 2 countries by patent applications > residents > per capita are Densely populated.
  • Finland ranked second for patent applications > residents > per capita amongst Europe in 2004.
  • South Korea ranked second for patent applications > residents > per capita amongst High income OECD countries in 2004.
  • Canada ranked last for patent applications > residents > per capita amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2003.
  • All of the top 2 countries by patent applications > residents > per capita are East Asian and Pacific.
  • Denmark ranked second for patent applications > residents > per capita amongst NATO countries in 2004.
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