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

Number of patent applications among residents (number)

199020002005201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Korea, Rep.9,08272,831122,188131,805138,034148,136159,978164,073167,275163,424159,084162,561171,603180,477186,245
Philippines147154210170186162220334375327323529501476490
Turkiye1382779283,1803,8854,4344,3924,7665,3526,2308,1757,1567,8717,9208,234
Cuba10562382724322929273321
Dominican Republic5815151912162528201723107
Guatemala2754177474107336779
Haiti122
Honduras6428641048
Jamaica4111014202522337191126141016
Nicaragua142431
Trinidad and Tobago124334112
Venezuela, RB262561217061657455473596
India1,1472,2064,7218,8538,8419,55310,66912,04012,57913,19914,96116,28919,45423,14126,267
Pakistan23461431149296151146209204193306313338426
Sri Lanka2371149225194328218280277343356353266
Kenya3477135123127132137144135244294341160
Congo, Dem. Rep.444272
Nigeria1264425085100382439410
Mauritius1142312116466
Zambia7553713142015121121713
Zimbabwe4498
Uganda3105916256141314
Lao PDR311131
Barbados312973
Peru494027393954738367721008913712594
Panama15721913146833135342235
Indonesia1572355085336637021,0581,1012,2711,4073,0931,3091,397
China5,83225,34693,485293,066415,829535,313704,936801,135968,2521,204,9811,245,7091,393,8151,243,5681,344,8171,426,644
Mongolia100110133139109112124828466109
Tanzania1
Madagascar7793445369966
Mozambique15814131424152434232630
Botswana1584313223
Antigua and Barbuda5
St. Lucia532