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DEFINITION: Patent applications, residents. 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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	South KoreaSouth Korea	2,772.94	2011
2	JapanJapan	2,249.93	2011
3	United StatesUnited States	795.12	2011
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	624.4	2011
4	GermanyGermany	574.42	2011
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	355.29	2011
5	New ZealandNew Zealand	340.73	2011
6	North KoreaNorth Korea	327.26	2010
7	ChinaChina	309.37	2011
8	FinlandFinland	306.22	2011
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	294.5	2011
9	DenmarkDenmark	282.56	2011
10	AustriaAustria	255.71	2011
11	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	244.5	2011
12	NorwayNorway	226.53	2011
13	FranceFrance	224.18	2011
14	SloveniaSlovenia	215.76	2010
15	European UnionEuropean Union	214.19	2011
16	SwedenSweden	212.08	2011
17	SingaporeSingapore	203.72	2011
18	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	201.84	2011
19	RussiaRussia	185.33	2011
20	BelarusBelarus	182.1	2011
21	IsraelIsrael	175.12	2011
22	LuxembourgLuxembourg	163.98	2011
23	MonacoMonaco	161.03	2011
	Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile)	159.22	2010
24	IcelandIceland	156.73	2011
25	NetherlandsNetherlands	154.85	2011
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	154.1	2011
26	ItalyItaly	144.82	2011
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	139.16	2011
27	CanadaCanada	137.86	2011
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	126.03	2011
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	116.91	2011
28	IrelandIreland	107.94	2011
29	AustraliaAustralia	106.75	2011
30	PolandPoland	100.66	2011
31	KazakhstanKazakhstan	85.45	2011
32	IranIran	84.11	2006
33	LatviaLatvia	84.05	2011
34	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	74.6	2011
35	SpainSpain	74.28	2011
36	RomaniaRomania	66.59	2011
37	HungaryHungary	66.39	2011
38	GreeceGreece	64.38	2010
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	61.68	2011
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	58.53	2011
39	UkraineUkraine	57.96	2011
40	BelgiumBelgium	57.57	2011
41	PortugalPortugal	54.09	2011
42	CroatiaCroatia	53.73	2011
43	TurkeyTurkey	53.18	2011
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	49.88	2011
44	EstoniaEstonia	46.27	2011
	Potential Future EU Members averagePotential Future EU Members average (profile)	42.38	2011
45	SlovakiaSlovakia	41.49	2011
46	ArmeniaArmenia	40.82	2011
47	MongoliaMongolia	40.55	2010
48	MalaysiaMalaysia	37.41	2011
49	BulgariaBulgaria	35.65	2011
50	MontenegroMontenegro	32.22	2011
51	GeorgiaGeorgia	30.78	2011
52	LithuaniaLithuania	30.69	2011
53	MoldovaMoldova	27.24	2011
54	Hong KongHong Kong	25.6	2011
55	SerbiaSerbia	24.8	2011
56	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	24.6	2010
57	MaltaMalta	21.6	2011
58	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	21.04	2011
59	ArgentinaArgentina	20.19	2008
60	ChileChile	19.59	2011
61	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	17.59	2011
62	ThailandThailand	13.92	2011
63	BrazilBrazil	13.86	2010
64	South AfricaSouth Africa	12.97	2011
65	SamoaSamoa	12.78	1981
66	LebanonLebanon	12.62	1974
67	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	12.5	2011
68	GuyanaGuyana	12.08	1986
69	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	11.2	2011
70	Sri LankaSri Lanka	10.89	2010
71	ArubaAruba	10.53	2002
72	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	9.89	1999
73	UzbekistanUzbekistan	9.61	2011
74	MexicoMexico	8.92	2011
75	Republic of the CongoCongo Rep.	8.41	1988
76	NamibiaNamibia	8.34	1993
77	EgyptEgypt	7.78	2011
78	The BahamasThe Bahamas	7.52	1992
79	JamaicaJamaica	7.39	2011
80	MacauMacau	7.32	2011
81	IndiaIndia	7.24	2011
82	LiberiaLiberia	6.98	1993
83	SyriaSyria	6.59	2006
84	JordanJordan	6.47	2011
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	5.95	1993
85	UruguayUruguay	5.91	2011
86	PanamaPanama	5.61	2011
87	TunisiaTunisia	5.58	2005
88	CubaCuba	5.5	2011
89	MoroccoMorocco	5.27	2011
90	KuwaitKuwait	4.05	1974
91	ColombiaColombia	3.89	2011
92	CyprusCyprus	3.62	2010
93	BarbadosBarbados	3.6	2008
94	BelizeBelize	3.58	2006
95	VietnamVietnam	3.42	2011
96	IraqIraq	3.24	1996
97	FijiFiji	3.15	1980
98	Costa RicaCosta Rica	2.96	2011
99	ParaguayParaguay	2.79	2010
100	NicaraguaNicaragua	2.74	2000
101	AlgeriaAlgeria	2.49	2011
102	LibyaLibya	2.48	1996
103	ZimbabweZimbabwe	2.36	1996
104	BoliviaBolivia	2.23	1995
105	IndonesiaIndonesia	2.22	2011
106	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	2.1	1986
107	PhilippinesPhilippines	1.96	2011
108	KenyaKenya	1.88	2010
109	MauritiusMauritius	1.58	2008
110	PeruPeru	1.32	2011
111	VenezuelaVenezuela	1.12	2011
112	AlbaniaAlbania	0.951	2011
113	YemenYemen	0.879	2010
114	MozambiqueMozambique	0.812	2007
115	BahrainBahrain	0.774	2011
116	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	0.76	2008
117	ZambiaZambia	0.579	2001
118	LesothoLesotho	0.562	1996
119	PakistanPakistan	0.522	2011
120	El SalvadorEl Salvador	0.522	1995
121	TajikistanTajikistan	0.512	2011
122	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	0.417	1967
123	AngolaAngola	0.364	1992
124	LaosLaos	0.343	1973
125	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	0.274	1984
126	GuatemalaGuatemala	0.272	2011
127	CambodiaCambodia	0.267	1973
128	EcuadorEcuador	0.267	2010
129	MalawiMalawi	0.265	2000
130	HondurasHonduras	0.257	2011
131	BangladeshBangladesh	0.209	2011
132	UgandaUganda	0.195	2007
133	SomaliaSomalia	0.164	1984
134	BurundiBurundi	0.159	1996
135	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	0.153	2008
136	EthiopiaEthiopia	0.149	2007
137	NepalNepal	0.146	1995
138	MaliMali	0.146	1981
139	RwandaRwanda	0.142	1988
140	MadagascarMadagascar	0.138	2011
141	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	0.129	2010
142	NigeriaNigeria	0.126	1990
143	HaitiHaiti	0.119	1999
144	SudanSudan	0.0903	2007
145	TanzaniaTanzania	0.0487	1983

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