Number of patent applications among residents

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China is the top country by number of patent applications in the world. As of 2021, number of patent applications in China was 1.43 million that accounts for 62.31% of the world's number of patent applications. The top 5 countries (others are the United States of America, Japan, Republic of Korea, and Germany) account for 93.35% of it. The world's total number of patent applications was estimated at 2.29 million in 2021.

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What is number of patent applications?

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