Germany - Number of PCT Patents in Nanotechnology

Since 2014, Germany Number of PCT Patents in Nanotechnology was down by 23.8% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 11 comparing other countries in Number of PCT Patents in Nanotechnology at 11.69 Patents. Germany is overtaken by United Kingdom, which was ranked number 10 with 12.13 Patents and is followed by Spain at 10.83 Patents. United States topped the ranking with 298.11 Patents in 2019, that is a fall of 5.9% compared to 2018. China, Japan and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Luxembourg witnessed the best average annual growth at +15.6% per year, while Norway was the worst growing country at -100% per year.

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Date Units (Patents)
2019 11.69
2018 18.16
2017 25.00
2016 29.50
2015 40.20
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How does Germany rank in Number of PCT Patents in Nanotechnology?

# 46 Countries Units (Patents) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
298 2019 -5.9 % +0.4 % View data
2 #2
China
99 2019 +4.8 % +7.9 % View data
10 #10
United Kingdom
12 2019 -16.7 % -18.3 % View data
11 #11
Germany
12 2019 -35.6 % -23.8 % View data
12 #12
Spain
11 2019 -6.0 % -19.0 % View data
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