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Industry > Patent applications > Residents: Countries Compared

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 JapanJapan 362,342 2004
2 United StatesUnited States 185,008 2004
3 South KoreaSouth Korea 105,027 2004
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 104,639 2003
4 ChinaChina 65,586 2004
5 GermanyGermany 48,329 2004
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 40,824.18 2003
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 27,735.11 2003
6 RussiaRussia 22,944 2004
7 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 18,816 2004
8 FranceFrance 14,230 2004
9 AustraliaAustralia 8,555 2004
10 ItalyItaly 7,877 2000
11 IndiaIndia 6,795 2004
12 South AfricaSouth Africa 5,549 1995
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 4,528.81 2003
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 4,315.43 2003
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 4,269.12 2004
13 UkraineUkraine 4,086 2004
14 CanadaCanada 3,929 2003
15 BrazilBrazil 3,892 2004
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 3,277.72 1996
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 3,149.68 2000
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 2,916.83 2002
16 SpainSpain 2,864 2004
17 SwedenSweden 2,752 2004
18 PolandPoland 2,381 2004
19 NetherlandsNetherlands 2,187 2004
20 FinlandFinland 2,004 2004
21 AustriaAustria 1,965 2004
22 DenmarkDenmark 1,843 2004
23 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,827 2002
24 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,696 2003
25 New ZealandNew Zealand 1,579 2004
26 IsraelIsrael 1,329 2003
27 NorwayNorway 1,277 2001
28 BelarusBelarus 1,065 2004
29 RomaniaRomania 937 2004
30 IrelandIreland 787 2004
31 ArgentinaArgentina 786 2004
32 HungaryHungary 738 2004
33 IranIran 691 2001
34 ThailandThailand 681 2003
35 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 619 2004
36 MexicoMexico 531 2004
37 BelgiumBelgium 519 2003
38 SingaporeSingapore 509 2004
39 GreeceGreece 487 2004
40 TurkeyTurkey 465 2003
41 CroatiaCroatia 383 2004
42 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 381 2003
43 SloveniaSlovenia 327 2004
44 MoldovaMoldova 297 2004
45 UzbekistanUzbekistan 273 2004
46 BulgariaBulgaria 263 2004
47 SyriaSyria 249 2000
48 GeorgiaGeorgia 248 2004
49 ChileChile 241 2000
50 IndonesiaIndonesia 226 2004
51 SlovakiaSlovakia 214 2004
=52 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 179 2003
=52 MalaysiaMalaysia 179 1997
54 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 165 1996
=55 EgyptEgypt 157 2004
=55 PhilippinesPhilippines 157 2004
57 ArmeniaArmenia 151 2003
58 MongoliaMongolia 143 2004
59 Hong KongHong Kong 127 2004
60 PortugalPortugal 121 2004
61 CubaCuba 110 1999
62 LatviaLatvia 107 2004
63 MoroccoMorocco 104 2000
64 Sri LankaSri Lanka 95 2003
65 LithuaniaLithuania 69 2004
66 IraqIraq 68 1996
67 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 61 2002
=68 AlgeriaAlgeria 58 2004
=68 PakistanPakistan 58 2001
70 IcelandIceland 57 2003
71 VenezuelaVenezuela 56 2000
72 ColombiaColombia 52 2002
73 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 47 2004
74 TunisiaTunisia 46 1996
75 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 44 1999
76 PeruPeru 38 2004
77 UruguayUruguay 37 2004
78 VietnamVietnam 34 2000
=79 TajikistanTajikistan 32 2004
=79 BangladeshBangladesh 32 1998
81 Costa RicaCosta Rica 29 1993
82 ZimbabweZimbabwe 28 1996
83 EstoniaEstonia 27 2004
84 KenyaKenya 25 1999
85 MaltaMalta 22 2002
86 BoliviaBolivia 17 1995
=87 MadagascarMadagascar 16 2004
=87 LuxembourgLuxembourg 16 2003
89 JamaicaJamaica 15 2002
=90 NicaraguaNicaragua 14 2000
=90 LiberiaLiberia 14 1993
=90 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 14 1986
=93 EcuadorEcuador 13 2002
=93 NamibiaNamibia 13 1993
=95 ParaguayParaguay 12 2003
=95 LibyaLibya 12 1996
=95 NigeriaNigeria 12 1990
98 JordanJordan 11 1989
=99 CyprusCyprus 9 2004
=99 GuyanaGuyana 9 1986
=101 MonacoMonaco 7 2004
=101 HondurasHonduras 7 2002
=101 PanamaPanama 7 2000
104 ZambiaZambia 6 2001
105 GuatemalaGuatemala 5 2001
106 AngolaAngola 4 1992
=107 EthiopiaEthiopia 3 2000
=107 MalawiMalawi 3 2000
=107 MauritiusMauritius 3 1998
=107 El SalvadorEl Salvador 3 1995
=107 NepalNepal 3 1995
=112 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2 2002
=112 BotswanaBotswana 2 2001
=112 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 2 1996
=112 The BahamasThe Bahamas 2 1992
=116 ArubaAruba 1 2002
=116 The GambiaThe Gambia 1 2001
=116 AlbaniaAlbania 1 2000
=116 HaitiHaiti 1 1999
=116 LesothoLesotho 1 1996
=116 BurundiBurundi 1 1996
=116 RwandaRwanda 1 1988

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