World - Number of patent applications among residents

2,385,200 (number) in 2021

In 2021, number of patent applications for World was 2.39 million. Number of patent applications of World increased from 888,900 in 2002 to 2.39 million in 2021 growing at an average annual rate of 5.43%.

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

What is World number of patent applications?