Economy > Trademark applications > Total: Countries Compared
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CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | China | 669,088 | 2008 | ||
2 | European Union | 459,249 | 2008 | ||
3 | United States | 294,070 | 2008 | ||
4 | Brazil | 119,841 | 2008 | ||
5 | Japan | 119,448 | 2008 | ||
6 | India | 103,419 | 2006 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 99,360.36 | 2008 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 94,442 | 2008 | |||
7 | Mexico | 84,287 | 2008 | ||
8 | Germany | 80,865 | 2008 | ||
9 | France | 79,206 | 2008 | ||
10 | Turkey | 76,333 | 2008 | ||
11 | Argentina | 73,717 | 2007 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 63,270.5 | 2007 | |||
12 | Australia | 59,370 | 2008 | ||
13 | Russia | 57,165 | 2008 | ||
14 | Spain | 55,586 | 2008 | ||
15 | Indonesia | 52,649 | 2006 | ||
16 | Canada | 45,619 | 2008 | ||
17 | Chile | 44,320 | 2007 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 42,248.89 | 2007 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 37,453.85 | 2008 | |||
18 | United Kingdom | 35,705 | 2008 | ||
19 | Thailand | 35,422 | 2008 | ||
20 | Ukraine | 33,019 | 2008 | ||
21 | Switzerland | 31,514 | 2008 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 31,223.25 | 2006 | |||
22 | South Africa | 29,833 | 2008 | ||
23 | Belgium | 28,897 | 2008 | ||
24 | Malaysia | 26,027 | 2008 | ||
25 | Peru | 24,825 | 2008 | ||
26 | Colombia | 23,994 | 2007 | ||
27 | Venezuela | 23,703 | 2000 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 23,190.56 | 2008 | |||
28 | Poland | 20,609 | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 20,384.38 | 2008 | |||
29 | Portugal | 20,325 | 2008 | ||
30 | Singapore | 18,263 | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 18,060.5 | 2008 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 17,700.19 | 2008 | |||
31 | New Zealand | 17,582 | 2008 | ||
32 | Norway | 16,324 | 2008 | ||
33 | Philippines | 15,834 | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 15,715.53 | 1997 | |||
34 | Romania | 15,578 | 2008 | ||
35 | Sweden | 14,998 | 2008 | ||
36 | Pakistan | 14,872 | 2008 | ||
37 | Israel | 13,801 | 2008 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 13,237.18 | 2008 | |||
38 | Czech Republic | 13,106 | 2008 | ||
39 | Ecuador | 12,605 | 2007 | ||
40 | Costa Rica | 11,754 | 2007 | ||
41 | Uruguay | 11,501 | 2008 | ||
42 | Belarus | 11,454 | 2008 | ||
43 | Guatemala | 11,003 | 2007 | ||
44 | Bulgaria | 10,853 | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 10,842.27 | 2008 | |||
45 | Panama | 10,716 | 2008 | ||
46 | Greece | 10,598 | 2008 | ||
47 | Croatia | 10,324 | 2008 | ||
48 | Serbia and Montenegro | 9,479 | 2008 | ||
49 | Paraguay | 9,419 | 1993 | ||
50 | Kazakhstan | 8,407 | 2008 | ||
51 | Bangladesh | 8,232 | 2007 | ||
52 | Denmark | 8,015 | 2008 | ||
53 | Hungary | 7,903 | 2008 | ||
54 | Honduras | 7,403 | 2007 | ||
55 | Finland | 7,328 | 2008 | ||
56 | Slovakia | 7,267 | 2008 | ||
57 | Moldova | 6,643 | 2008 | ||
58 | Lithuania | 6,332 | 2008 | ||
59 | Italy | 6,181 | 2008 | ||
60 | Bahrain | 6,116 | 2008 | ||
61 | Bolivia | 6,081 | 2007 | ||
62 | Nicaragua | 5,975 | 2007 | ||
63 | Sri Lanka | 5,916 | 2008 | ||
64 | Azerbaijan | 5,609 | 2008 | ||
65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,538 | 2008 | ||
66 | Georgia | 5,441 | 2008 | ||
67 | El Salvador | 5,388 | 1997 | ||
68 | Austria | 5,216 | 2008 | ||
69 | Dominican Republic | 5,208 | 2007 | ||
70 | Slovenia | 5,192 | 2008 | ||
71 | Ireland | 5,183 | 2008 | ||
72 | Latvia | 5,101 | 2008 | ||
73 | Uzbekistan | 5,007 | 2008 | ||
74 | Vietnam | 4,971 | 2008 | ||
75 | Armenia | 4,735 | 2008 | ||
76 | Estonia | 4,652 | 2008 | ||
77 | Iceland | 4,597 | 2008 | ||
78 | Albania | 4,596 | 2008 | ||
79 | Liechtenstein | 4,524 | 2008 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 4,512.91 | 2007 | |||
80 | Monaco | 4,474 | 2008 | ||
81 | Morocco | 4,367 | 2008 | ||
82 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,966 | 2008 | ||
83 | Cyprus | 3,317 | 2008 | ||
84 | Cuba | 3,041 | 2008 | ||
85 | Tunisia | 2,884 | 1996 | ||
86 | Cambodia | 2,866 | 2007 | ||
87 | Turkmenistan | 2,819 | 2008 | ||
88 | Syria | 2,757 | 2008 | ||
89 | Algeria | 2,489 | 2008 | ||
90 | Saudi Arabia | 2,339 | 1989 | ||
91 | Tajikistan | 2,284 | 2008 | ||
92 | Nigeria | 2,006 | 1990 | ||
93 | Angola | 1,976 | 1992 | ||
94 | Mongolia | 1,936 | 2008 | ||
95 | San Marino | 1,869 | 2008 | ||
96 | Netherlands Antilles | 1,854 | 2008 | ||
97 | Oman | 1,847 | 2008 | ||
98 | Kenya | 1,729 | 2008 | ||
99 | Brunei | 1,714 | 1997 | ||
100 | Jamaica | 1,708 | 2007 | ||
101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,657 | 2002 | ||
102 | Lebanon | 1,636 | 1974 | ||
103 | Kuwait | 1,546 | 1993 | ||
104 | Haiti | 1,456 | 1999 | ||
105 | Madagascar | 1,318 | 2008 | ||
106 | Barbados | 1,250 | 1999 | ||
107 | Mozambique | 1,240 | 2008 | ||
108 | Malta | 1,236 | 2008 | ||
109 | Jordan | 1,197 | 1989 | ||
110 | Zambia | 1,159 | 2008 | ||
111 | Namibia | 1,139 | 2008 | ||
112 | Nepal | 1,132 | 2007 | ||
113 | Mauritius | 1,108 | 1998 | ||
114 | Sudan | 1,075 | 2008 | ||
115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,028 | 2008 | ||
116 | Laos | 1,024 | 2003 | ||
117 | Sierra Leone | 1,017 | 2008 | ||
118 | Swaziland | 1,004 | 2008 | ||
119 | Iraq | 988 | 1986 | ||
120 | Bhutan | 946 | 2008 | ||
121 | Botswana | 920 | 2008 | ||
122 | Lesotho | 910 | 2008 | ||
123 | Fiji | 817 | 1986 | ||
124 | Belize | 805 | 2008 | ||
125 | Malawi | 804 | 2006 | ||
126 | Liberia | 781 | 2008 | ||
127 | Qatar | 721 | 1989 | ||
128 | Ethiopia | 719 | 2007 | ||
129 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 709 | 1996 | ||
130 | Papua New Guinea | 612 | 2007 | ||
131 | The Bahamas | 593 | 1992 | ||
132 | Saint Lucia | 592 | 2001 | ||
133 | Aruba | 580 | 2002 | ||
134 | Suriname | 570 | 2007 | ||
135 | Tanzania | 556 | 2007 | ||
136 | Mali | 394 | 1982 | ||
137 | The Gambia | 327 | 2007 | ||
138 | Libya | 255 | 1979 | ||
139 | Uganda | 249 | 1992 | ||
140 | Rwanda | 238 | 2007 | ||
141 | Seychelles | 212 | 2003 | ||
142 | Dominica | 204 | 2007 | ||
143 | Samoa | 159 | 2007 | ||
144 | Maldives | 155 | 2007 | ||
145 | Burundi | 152 | 2002 | ||
146 | Guyana | 142 | 1990 | ||
147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 128 | 2007 | ||
148 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 124 | 1996 | ||
149 | Tonga | 106 | 2002 | ||
150 | Kiribati | 105 | 1999 | ||
151 | Somalia | 73 | 1984 | ||
152 | Ghana | 61 | 2008 | ||
153 | Solomon Islands | 38 | 1989 | ||
154 | Grenada | 34 | 1984 | ||
155 | Burkina Faso | 30 | 2005 | ||
156 | Guinea | 20 | 1991 | ||
157 | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 2007 | ||
=158 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2001 | ||
=158 | Cape Verde | 1 | 1992 |