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DEFINITION:
Patent applications, nonresidents. Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1,882.46 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Singapore | 1,685.67 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | New Zealand | 1,068.74 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Australia | 1,036.69 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Canada | 880.32 | 2011 | ||
| 6 | South Korea | 821.43 | 2011 | ||
| 7 | United States | 821.06 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Israel | 711.57 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Japan | 430.54 | 2011 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 348.83 | 2011 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 344.78 | 2011 | |||
| 10 | Barbados | 251.95 | 2011 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 233.62 | 2011 | |||
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 212.69 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Uruguay | 197.13 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Malaysia | 186.93 | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Belize | 183.96 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Germany | 152.3 | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Chile | 141.72 | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Montenegro | 133.73 | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Costa Rica | 132.98 | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Norway | 132.04 | 2011 | ||
| 20 | South Africa | 130.25 | 2011 | ||
| 21 | Argentina | 120.5 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Kuwait | 112.31 | 1974 | ||
| 23 | Panama | 112.29 | 2011 | ||
| 24 | United Kingdom | 110.21 | 2011 | ||
| 25 | The Bahamas | 108.98 | 1992 | ||
| 26 | Mexico | 108.83 | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Bahrain | 107.52 | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Brunei | 106.49 | 2009 | ||
| 29 | Russia | 104.36 | 2011 | ||
| 30 | Macau | 102.51 | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Brazil | 102.36 | 2010 | ||
| 32 | Luxembourg | 82.96 | 2011 | ||
| 33 | China | 82.27 | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Monaco | 80.51 | 2011 | ||
| 35 | Seychelles | 78.52 | 1996 | ||
| 36 | Namibia | 76.95 | 1993 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 76.89 | 2010 | |||
| 37 | Lebanon | 73.36 | 1974 | ||
| 38 | Iceland | 65.83 | 2011 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 64.37 | 2011 | |||
| 39 | Samoa | 60.36 | 2007 | ||
| 40 | Jordan | 58.24 | 2011 | ||
| 41 | Georgia | 57.99 | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Ukraine | 56.97 | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Switzerland | 56.37 | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Paraguay | 53.72 | 2010 | ||
| 45 | Venezuela | 53.05 | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Swaziland | 51.77 | 1992 | ||
| 47 | European Union | 48.64 | 2011 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 48.24 | 2011 | |||
| 48 | Ecuador | 46 | 2010 | ||
| 49 | Thailand | 45.02 | 2011 | ||
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 44.12 | 2001 | ||
| 51 | Peru | 38.12 | 2011 | ||
| 52 | Colombia | 37.6 | 2011 | ||
| 53 | Vietnam | 37.11 | 2011 | ||
| 54 | Sweden | 35.66 | 2011 | ||
| 55 | Denmark | 35.36 | 2011 | ||
| 56 | Jamaica | 34.36 | 2011 | ||
| 57 | The Gambia | 33.63 | 1974 | ||
| 58 | Austria | 32.76 | 2011 | ||
| 59 | Honduras | 32.53 | 2011 | ||
| Europe average (profile) | 32.19 | 2011 | |||
| 60 | France | 32.11 | 2011 | ||
| 61 | Philippines | 31.67 | 2011 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 31.47 | 1993 | |||
| Potential Future EU Members average (profile) | 30.93 | 2011 | |||
| 62 | Tunisia | 28.12 | 2005 | ||
| 63 | Dominica | 28.02 | 1995 | ||
| 64 | Morocco | 27.45 | 2011 | ||
| 65 | India | 27.39 | 2011 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 27.39 | 2011 | |||
| 66 | Botswana | 27.07 | 1982 | ||
| 67 | Malawi | 26.93 | 2001 | ||
| 68 | Mongolia | 25.44 | 2010 | ||
| 69 | Nicaragua | 25.29 | 2000 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 25.12 | 2011 | |||
| 70 | Kiribati | 24.58 | 1999 | ||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 23.7 | 2011 | |||
| 71 | Fiji | 23.66 | 1986 | ||
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 23.16 | 2011 | ||
| 73 | Finland | 23.01 | 2011 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 22.7 | 2011 | |||
| 74 | Grenada | 22.47 | 1980 | ||
| 75 | Guatemala | 22.23 | 2011 | ||
| 76 | Indonesia | 21.73 | 2011 | ||
| 77 | Algeria | 21.26 | 2011 | ||
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 20.25 | 1986 | ||
| 79 | Egypt | 20.04 | 2011 | ||
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 19.14 | 2011 | ||
| 81 | Netherlands | 18.57 | 2011 | ||
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.54 | 2000 | ||
| 83 | Mauritius | 17.34 | 2008 | ||
| 84 | Cuba | 16.32 | 2011 | ||
| 85 | Belarus | 15.41 | 2011 | ||
| 86 | Italy | 15.27 | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Ireland | 14.64 | 2011 | ||
| 88 | Malta | 14.4 | 2011 | ||
| 89 | Bolivia | 13.88 | 1995 | ||
| 90 | Belgium | 11.5 | 2011 | ||
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 11.38 | 2010 | ||
| 92 | Estonia | 11.19 | 2011 | ||
| 93 | El Salvador | 11.13 | 1995 | ||
| 94 | Liberia | 10.47 | 1993 | ||
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 10.3 | 1996 | ||
| 96 | Republic of the Congo | 9.65 | 1996 | ||
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 9.34 | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Czech Republic | 9.24 | 2011 | ||
| 99 | Guyana | 8.28 | 1990 | ||
| 100 | Iran | 7.85 | 2006 | ||
| 101 | Cyprus | 7.17 | 2011 | ||
| 102 | Portugal | 7.1 | 2011 | ||
| 103 | Syria | 7.07 | 2006 | ||
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 6.87 | 2008 | ||
| 105 | Serbia | 6.75 | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Solomon Islands | 6.6 | 1989 | ||
| 107 | Armenia | 6.41 | 2011 | ||
| 108 | Poland | 6.33 | 2011 | ||
| 109 | Slovakia | 6.11 | 2011 | ||
| 110 | Slovenia | 5.37 | 2010 | ||
| 111 | Lithuania | 4.95 | 2011 | ||
| 112 | Croatia | 4.91 | 2011 | ||
| 113 | Pakistan | 4.89 | 2011 | ||
| 114 | Latvia | 4.86 | 2011 | ||
| 115 | Libya | 4.75 | 1996 | ||
| 116 | Laos | 4.35 | 1974 | ||
| 117 | Spain | 4.24 | 2011 | ||
| 118 | Hungary | 3.61 | 2011 | ||
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.13 | 2011 | ||
| 120 | Turkey | 3.12 | 2011 | ||
| 121 | Moldova | 3.09 | 2011 | ||
| 122 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.94 | 1984 | ||
| 123 | Kenya | 2.93 | 2010 | ||
| 124 | Bulgaria | 2.86 | 2011 | ||
| 125 | Madagascar | 2.68 | 2011 | ||
| 126 | Nigeria | 2.57 | 1990 | ||
| 127 | Albania | 2.54 | 2011 | ||
| 128 | Yemen | 2.42 | 2010 | ||
| 129 | Zambia | 2.41 | 2001 | ||
| 130 | Cambodia | 2.41 | 1973 | ||
| 131 | Ghana | 2.39 | 1994 | ||
| 132 | Romania | 1.82 | 2011 | ||
| 133 | Bangladesh | 1.79 | 2011 | ||
| 134 | North Korea | 1.59 | 2010 | ||
| 135 | Republic of Macedonia | 1.43 | 2011 | ||
| 136 | Greece | 1.41 | 2010 | ||
| 137 | Azerbaijan | 1.31 | 2011 | ||
| 138 | Sierra Leone | 1.27 | 1995 | ||
| 139 | Somalia | 1.15 | 1985 | ||
| 140 | Lesotho | 1.14 | 1995 | ||
| 141 | Turkmenistan | 1.12 | 1999 | ||
| 142 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.1 | 2010 | ||
| 143 | Mozambique | 0.992 | 2007 | ||
| 144 | Tanzania | 0.932 | 1989 | ||
| 145 | Iraq | 0.856 | 1996 | ||
| 146 | Burundi | 0.635 | 1996 | ||
| 147 | Haiti | 0.593 | 1999 | ||
| 148 | Rwanda | 0.509 | 1999 | ||
| 149 | Sudan | 0.391 | 2007 | ||
| 150 | Ethiopia | 0.311 | 2007 | ||
| 151 | Mali | 0.286 | 1982 | ||
| 152 | Nepal | 0.243 | 1995 | ||
| 153 | Angola | 0.182 | 1992 | ||
| 154 | Tajikistan | 0.128 | 2011 | ||
| 155 | Uganda | 0.0325 | 2007 |