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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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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 2,836.05 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 2 | South Korea | 2,184.32 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 783.29 per 1 million people | 2003 | |||
| 3 | United States | 630.02 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Germany | 585.69 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Australia | 425.79 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 400.88 per 1 million people | 2003 | |||
| 6 | New Zealand | 388.78 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Finland | 383.31 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 371.2 per 1 million people | 2003 | |||
| 8 | Denmark | 341.22 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 9 | United Kingdom | 314.47 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 10 | Sweden | 306.05 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 11 | Norway | 282.96 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 12 | Switzerland | 250.8 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 13 | Austria | 240.38 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 14 | France | 235.12 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 15 | Monaco | 216.05 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 16 | Israel | 198.66 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Iceland | 196.86 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Ireland | 193.44 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Slovenia | 163.75 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Russia | 159.5 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 146.58 per 1 million people | 2004 | |||
| 21 | South Africa | 141.85 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 139.4 per 1 million people | 2003 | |||
| 22 | Italy | 138.32 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 23 | Netherlands | 134.32 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Canada | 124.22 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Singapore | 120.04 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 119.05 per 1 million people | 2003 | |||
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 113.76 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Belarus | 108.4 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 28 | Croatia | 86.21 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 29 | Ukraine | 86.13 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 30 | Moldova | 75.67 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 31 | Hungary | 73.02 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 32 | Spain | 67.09 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 63.44 per 1 million people | 2002 | |||
| 33 | Poland | 62.36 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 34 | Czech Republic | 60.65 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 35 | Mongolia | 56.87 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 36 | Malta | 55.56 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 37 | Georgia | 54.89 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 38 | China | 50.6 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 39 | Belgium | 50.02 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Armenia | 49.72 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Serbia and Montenegro | 47.04 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Latvia | 46.26 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 43 | Greece | 44.03 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 44 | Romania | 43.21 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 45 | Slovakia | 39.76 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 46 | Luxembourg | 35.56 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 35.53 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 48 | Bulgaria | 33.8 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 30.47 per 1 million people | 2000 | |||
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 21.25 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 50 | Brazil | 21.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 51 | Argentina | 20.48 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 52 | Lithuania | 20.08 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 53 | Estonia | 20.02 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 54 | Hong Kong | 18.45 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 55 | Chile | 15.64 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 56 | Syria | 14.81 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 57 | Cyprus | 12.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 58 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12.02 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 59 | Guyana | 12.02 per 1 million people | 1986 | ||
| 60 | Portugal | 11.52 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 61 | Uruguay | 11.21 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 62 | Thailand | 10.79 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 63 | Iran | 10.71 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 10.55 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 65 | Cuba | 9.93 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 9.9 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| 67 | Costa Rica | 8.76 per 1 million people | 1993 | ||
| 68 | Namibia | 8.38 per 1 million people | 1993 | ||
| 69 | Malaysia | 8.35 per 1 million people | 1997 | ||
| 70 | The Bahamas | 7.57 per 1 million people | 1992 | ||
| 71 | Liberia | 6.83 per 1 million people | 1993 | ||
| 72 | Turkey | 6.58 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 73 | India | 6.29 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 74 | Jamaica | 5.73 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 75 | Mexico | 5.2 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 76 | Tunisia | 5.06 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 77 | Tajikistan | 4.95 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 4.93 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Morocco | 3.65 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 80 | Jordan | 3.6 per 1 million people | 1989 | ||
| 81 | Iraq | 3.05 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 82 | Nicaragua | 2.85 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 2.83 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 84 | Mauritius | 2.58 per 1 million people | 1998 | ||
| 85 | Libya | 2.45 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 86 | Panama | 2.37 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 2.33 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 88 | Venezuela | 2.3 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 89 | Bolivia | 2.27 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 90 | Egypt | 2.16 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 91 | Paraguay | 2.11 per 1 million people | 2003 | ||
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 2.08 per 1 million people | 1986 | ||
| 93 | Philippines | 1.92 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 94 | Algeria | 1.79 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.55 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 96 | Peru | 1.38 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 97 | Colombia | 1.21 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 98 | Botswana | 1.13 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| =99 | Indonesia | 1.04 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| =99 | Honduras | 1.04 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 101 | Ecuador | 1.03 per 1 million people | 2002 | ||
| 102 | Madagascar | 0.883 per 1 million people | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Kenya | 0.833 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| 104 | The Gambia | 0.737 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 105 | Lesotho | 0.584 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 106 | Zambia | 0.55 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 107 | El Salvador | 0.529 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 108 | Vietnam | 0.438 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 109 | Guatemala | 0.437 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 110 | Pakistan | 0.41 per 1 million people | 2001 | ||
| 111 | Angola | 0.357 per 1 million people | 1992 | ||
| 112 | Albania | 0.327 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 113 | Malawi | 0.261 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 114 | Bangladesh | 0.258 per 1 million people | 1998 | ||
| 115 | Burundi | 0.161 per 1 million people | 1996 | ||
| 116 | Rwanda | 0.144 per 1 million people | 1988 | ||
| 117 | Nepal | 0.138 per 1 million people | 1995 | ||
| 118 | Haiti | 0.128 per 1 million people | 1999 | ||
| 119 | Nigeria | 0.127 per 1 million people | 1990 | ||
| 120 | Ethiopia | 0.047 per 1 million people | 2000 | ||
| 121 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 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.