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Countries by patent applications
Patent applications filed by residents. 121 countries ranked for 2024 (applications).
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| 1 |  China | 1.7M applications | +108.7% | = |
| 2 |  United States | 270.3K applications | -7.2% | = |
| 3 |  Japan | 237.2K applications | -10.8% | = |
| 4 |  South Korea | 195.8K applications | +19.3% | = |
| 5 |  India | 63.2K applications | +425.1% | ▲ 5 |
| 6 |  Germany | 40.1K applications | -16.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 7 |  Russia | 21.5K applications | -10.7% | ▼ 1 |
| 8 |  France | 12.8K applications | -12.1% | = |
| 9 |  United Kingdom | 11.1K applications | -26.9% | ▼ 2 |
| 10 |  Turkey | 10K applications | +109.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 11 |  Italy | 9,120 applications | +6.0% | = |
| 12 |  Iran | 8,314 applications | -39.2% | ▼ 3 |
| 13 |  North Korea | 6,936 applications | – | – |
| 14 |  Brazil | 5,752 applications | +23.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 15 |  Canada | 4,304 applications | +2.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 16 |  Poland | 3,363 applications | -14.7% | ▼ 1 |
| 17 |  Saudi Arabia | 3,108 applications | +376.7% | ▲ 24 |
| 18 |  Australia | 2,542 applications | +27.9% | ▲ 2 |
| 19 |  Indonesia | 1,931 applications | +175.1% | ▲ 20 |
| 20 |  Singapore | 1,898 applications | +45.7% | ▲ 8 |
| 21 |  Sweden | 1,851 applications | -6.7% | = |
| 22 |  Netherlands | 1,781 applications | -22.4% | ▼ 4 |
| 23 |  Finland | 1,770 applications | +24.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 24 |  Austria | 1,676 applications | -19.9% | ▼ 5 |
| 25 |  Israel | 1,448 applications | +28.7% | ▲ 5 |
| 26 |  Vietnam | 1,226 applications | +151.7% | ▲ 19 |
| 27 |  Switzerland | 1,191 applications | -19.5% | ▼ 3 |
| 28 |  Mexico | 1,172 applications | -5.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 29 |  Spain | 1,160 applications | -60.7% | ▼ 13 |
| 30 |  Algeria | 1,084 applications | +1053.2% | ▲ 37 |
| 31 |  Denmark | 987 applications | -28.3% | ▼ 5 |
| 32 |  Ukraine | 969 applications | -60.6% | ▼ 15 |
| 33 |  Thailand | 930 applications | -7.6% | ▼ 1 |
| 34 |  Philippines | 873 applications | +161.4% | ▲ 15 |
| 35 |  Kazakhstan | 841 applications | -51.7% | ▼ 13 |
| 36 |  Malaysia | 841 applications | -37.8% | ▼ 9 |
| 37 |  Romania | 747 applications | -21.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 38 |  Portugal | 743 applications | +2.9% | = |
| 39 |  Norway | 732 applications | -33.8% | ▼ 8 |
| 40 |  Belgium | 647 applications | -27.2% | ▼ 5 |
| 41 |  Egypt | 563 applications | -25.1% | ▼ 4 |
| 42 |  Iraq | 556 applications | – | – |
| 43 |  Uzbekistan | 507 applications | +47.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 44 |  Hong Kong S.A.R. | 495 applications | +157.8% | ▲ 10 |
| 45 |  Hungary | 480 applications | -12.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 46 |  Pakistan | 480 applications | +228.8% | ▲ 11 |
| 47 |  Czechia | 463 applications | -49.1% | ▼ 13 |
| 48 |  Argentina | 445 applications | -12.6% | ▼ 4 |
| 49 |  Kenya | 396 applications | +200.0% | ▲ 11 |
| 50 |  Chile | 390 applications | -13.7% | ▼ 4 |
| 51 |  Greece | 366 applications | -43.8% | ▼ 9 |
| 52 |  South Africa | 350 applications | -56.4% | ▼ 16 |
| 53 |  Morocco | 343 applications | -3.4% | ▼ 6 |
| 54 |  United Arab Emirates | 278 applications | +858.6% | ▲ 25 |
| 55 |  New Zealand | 278 applications | -83.0% | ▼ 32 |
| 56 |  Colombia | 270 applications | +3.8% | ▼ 6 |
| 57 |  Belarus | 256 applications | -60.7% | ▼ 17 |
| 58 |  Sri Lanka | 253 applications | – | – |
| 59 |  Tunisia | 225 applications | +58.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 60 |  Peru | 214 applications | +157.8% | ▲ 8 |
| 61 |  Azerbaijan | 194 applications | +15.5% | ▼ 5 |
| 62 |  Bulgaria | 179 applications | -17.9% | ▼ 11 |
| 63 |  Slovakia | 167 applications | -20.9% | ▼ 11 |
| 64 |  Slovenia | 154 applications | – | – |
| 65 |  Republic of Serbia | 139 applications | -31.2% | ▼ 12 |
| 66 |  Luxembourg | 119 applications | -7.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 67 |  Syria | 104 applications | – | – |
| 68 |  Oman | 98 applications | – | – |
| 69 |  Georgia | 94 applications | -14.5% | ▼ 4 |
| 70 |  Mongolia | 89 applications | -36.0% | ▼ 11 |
| 71 |  Bangladesh | 87 applications | +97.7% | ▲ 2 |
| 72 |  Latvia | 84 applications | -18.4% | ▼ 6 |
| 73 |  Ireland | 68 applications | – | – |
| 74 |  Kyrgyzstan | 67 applications | -49.2% | ▼ 13 |
| 75 |  Ethiopia | 66 applications | +3200.0% | ▲ 31 |
| 76 |  Venezuela | 63 applications | +14.5% | ▼ 5 |
| 77 |  Croatia | 62 applications | -63.5% | ▼ 22 |
| 78 |  Lithuania | 58 applications | -52.8% | ▼ 15 |
| 79 |  Ecuador | 53 applications | +120.8% | ▲ 4 |
| 80 |  Iceland | 38 applications | -25.5% | ▼ 8 |
| 81 |  Moldova | 35 applications | -47.8% | ▼ 11 |
| 82 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 applications | -17.1% | ▼ 7 |
| 83 |  Kuwait | 30 applications | – | – |
| 84 |  Estonia | 27 applications | -38.6% | ▼ 10 |
| 85 |  Zimbabwe | 26 applications | – | – |
| 86 |  North Macedonia | 25 applications | – | – |
| 87 |  Uganda | 22 applications | +340.0% | ▲ 13 |
| 88 |  Qatar | 21 applications | +320.0% | ▲ 10 |
| 89 |  Zambia | 18 applications | +28.6% | ▼ 2 |
| 90 |  Costa Rica | 15 applications | +0.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 91 |  Montenegro | 15 applications | +15.4% | ▼ 3 |
| 92 |  Paraguay | 15 applications | – | – |
| 93 |  Jordan | 14 applications | -65.0% | ▼ 17 |
| 94 |  Armenia | 13 applications | -89.3% | ▼ 30 |
| 95 |  Uruguay | 13 applications | -59.4% | ▼ 17 |
| 96 |  Cuba | 12 applications | -50.0% | ▼ 14 |
| 97 |  San Marino | 12 applications | +200.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 98 |  Dominican Republic | 11 applications | -31.3% | ▼ 14 |
| 99 |  Panama | 11 applications | -15.4% | ▼ 10 |
| 100 |  Mozambique | 10 applications | -28.6% | ▼ 14 |
| 101 |  Malta | 9 applications | +80.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 102 |  Guatemala | 8 applications | -20.0% | ▼ 11 |
| 103 |  Macao S.A.R | 8 applications | +300.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 104 |  Rwanda | 8 applications | +60.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 105 |  Mauritius | 7 applications | +133.3% | = |
| 106 |  Bahrain | 6 applications | +0.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 107 |  Bhutan | 6 applications | – | – |
| 108 |  El Salvador | 6 applications | – | – |
| 109 |  Tonga | 5 applications | – | – |
| 110 |  Cyprus | 3 applications | -25.0% | ▼ 8 |
| 111 |  Jamaica | 3 applications | -90.9% | ▼ 34 |
| 112 |  Madagascar | 3 applications | -40.0% | ▼ 16 |
| 113 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3 applications | -25.0% | ▼ 9 |
| 114 |  Guyana | 2 applications | +100.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 115 |  Liberia | 2 applications | – | – |
| 116 |  Monaco | 2 applications | -66.7% | ▼ 21 |
| 117 |  Andorra | 1 applications | – | – |
| 118 |  Brunei | 1 applications | -96.2% | ▼ 37 |
| 119 |  Cabo Verde | 1 applications | – | – |
| 120 |  Cambodia | 1 applications | -50.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 121 |  Namibia | 1 applications | – | – |
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