G20 Topics Research and Development Patent applications

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office.

Patent applications among nonresidents (number)

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Australia13,27820,07321,30222,47823,14323,73126,65623,96826,31425,77426,40327,20027,12126,92629,443
China4,30526,56079,84298,111110,583117,464120,200127,042133,612133,522135,885148,187157,093152,342159,019
Indonesia3,7334,0695,1225,2976,7877,3218,0958,5387,0328,3478,3886,8517,403
Japan34,36049,50159,11854,51755,03055,78356,70560,03059,88258,13758,18959,93762,59761,12466,748
Korea, Rep.16,73829,17938,73338,29640,89040,77944,61146,21946,41945,40645,69147,43147,37246,28251,753
France4,2603,4832,9481,8322,0992,0922,1962,0331,9942,0121,8321,9191,7661,5421,373
Germany8,60510,40611,85512,19812,45814,72015,81417,81119,50919,41919,92721,28120,80219,84518,747
Italy1,3968469278719057819731,031900898947797
Russian Federation8,9608,60913,77814,91915,51016,14916,23616,24814,79214,10613,03112,17411,22511,408
Turkiye1,0903,156218177228232269331489618380310217238242
United Kingdom8,92810,69710,1556,4396,9167,8657,9667,8447,9348,1838,7718,0767,1898,6597,263
Argentina1,9555,5744,2154,1654,1334,0784,1294,1733,5792,9253,0503,2423,2602,5623,263
Brazil5,14814,10414,44420,77123,95425,63725,92525,68325,57822,81020,17819,87719,93219,05819,566
Mexico4,40012,63013,85113,62512,99014,02014,23414,88916,70716,10315,85014,86914,63613,18015,044
Saudi Arabia4397973746436434401351,6912,1962,2822,3212,4632,2742,581
Canada24,37535,43534,70530,89930,35730,53330,17431,28332,68730,66730,96931,81232,25030,11332,445
United States80,520131,100182,866248,249255,832274,033283,781293,706301,075310,244313,052312,046336,340327,586329,229
India2,6736,33219,66130,90933,45034,40232,36230,81433,07931,85831,62133,76634,17333,63035,306
South Africa4,9432,4006,0015,5626,5896,8366,6576,7506,6086,5066,8166,2586,3476,1469,156