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Patent applications are applications filed 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 | Norway | 2,064.8 | 2001 | ||
| 2 | Singapore | 1,938.22 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Iceland | 1,811.18 | 2004 | ||
| 4 | Hong Kong | 1,456.18 | 2004 | ||
| 5 | Israel | 1,334.74 | 2003 | ||
| 6 | New Zealand | 1,211.5 | 2004 | ||
| 7 | Malta | 1,173.78 | 2004 | ||
| 8 | Australia | 1,075.7 | 2004 | ||
| 9 | Canada | 1,051.21 | 2003 | ||
| 10 | South Korea | 730.41 | 2004 | ||
| 11 | United States | 587.2 | 2004 | ||
| 12 | Japan | 475.41 | 2004 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 413.27 | 2003 | |||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 408.43 | 2003 | |||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 399.54 | 2003 | |||
| 13 | Brunei | 314.68 | 1993 | ||
| 14 | Malaysia | 287.63 | 1997 | ||
| 15 | Barbados | 255.43 | 1999 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 254.02 | 2003 | |||
| 16 | Hungary | 189.87 | 2004 | ||
| 17 | Croatia | 189.46 | 2004 | ||
| 18 | Chile | 186.29 | 2000 | ||
| 19 | United Kingdom | 186.04 | 2004 | ||
| 20 | Trinidad and Tobago | 159.67 | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Uruguay | 154.64 | 2004 | ||
| 22 | South Africa | 140.62 | 1995 | ||
| 23 | Poland | 140.35 | 2004 | ||
| 24 | Germany | 132.16 | 2004 | ||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 117.86 | 2004 | |||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 116.55 | 2000 | |||
| 25 | Mexico | 115.81 | 2004 | ||
| 26 | The Bahamas | 108.98 | 1992 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 106.33 | 2004 | |||
| 27 | Argentina | 99.61 | 2004 | ||
| 28 | Venezuela | 93.91 | 2000 | ||
| 29 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 89.79 | 2004 | ||
| 30 | Cyprus | 83.68 | 2004 | ||
| 31 | Brazil | 80.43 | 2004 | ||
| 32 | Seychelles | 78.52 | 1996 | ||
| 33 | Namibia | 76.95 | 1993 | ||
| 34 | Estonia | 71.89 | 2004 | ||
| 35 | Austria | 67.18 | 2004 | ||
| 36 | Thailand | 67.13 | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Switzerland | 63.97 | 2002 | ||
| 38 | Czech Republic | 61.96 | 2004 | ||
| 39 | Monaco | 59.98 | 2004 | ||
| 40 | Bahrain | 59.3 | 1992 | ||
| 41 | Sweden | 53.15 | 2004 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 52.2 | 2003 | |||
| 42 | Swaziland | 51.77 | 1992 | ||
| 43 | Russia | 50.37 | 2004 | ||
| 44 | Panama | 50.08 | 2000 | ||
| 45 | China | 50 | 2004 | ||
| 46 | France | 48.8 | 2004 | ||
| 47 | Georgia | 48.63 | 2004 | ||
| 48 | Macau | 47.98 | 2004 | ||
| 49 | Slovakia | 44.4 | 2004 | ||
| 50 | Saint Lucia | 44.12 | 2001 | ||
| 51 | Finland | 41.31 | 2004 | ||
| 52 | Belarus | 39.26 | 2004 | ||
| 53 | Belize | 38.17 | 1989 | ||
| 54 | Ecuador | 36.14 | 2004 | ||
| 55 | Ukraine | 35.66 | 2004 | ||
| 56 | Mongolia | 34.45 | 2004 | ||
| 57 | Netherlands | 34.15 | 2004 | ||
| 58 | Denmark | 31.83 | 2004 | ||
| 59 | Paraguay | 30.45 | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Philippines | 30.14 | 2004 | ||
| 61 | Peru | 28.65 | 2004 | ||
| 62 | Dominica | 28.02 | 1995 | ||
| 63 | Costa Rica | 27.47 | 1993 | ||
| 64 | Malawi | 26.93 | 2001 | ||
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 25.29 | 2002 | ||
| 66 | Nicaragua | 25.29 | 2000 | ||
| 67 | Honduras | 24.79 | 2002 | ||
| 68 | Kiribati | 24.58 | 1999 | ||
| 69 | Italy | 24.52 | 2000 | ||
| 70 | Fiji | 23.66 | 1986 | ||
| 71 | Guatemala | 22.65 | 2001 | ||
| 72 | Slovenia | 21.03 | 2004 | ||
| 73 | Jamaica | 20.63 | 2002 | ||
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 20.25 | 1986 | ||
| 75 | Jordan | 19.96 | 1989 | ||
| 76 | Latvia | 19.02 | 2004 | ||
| 77 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.54 | 2000 | ||
| 78 | Belgium | 18.12 | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Luxembourg | 17.71 | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Bulgaria | 17.09 | 2004 | ||
| 81 | Vietnam | 15.59 | 2000 | ||
| 82 | Indonesia | 15.55 | 2004 | ||
| 83 | Morocco | 14.31 | 1998 | ||
| 84 | Ireland | 14.25 | 2004 | ||
| 85 | Tunisia | 14.08 | 1996 | ||
| 86 | Bolivia | 13.88 | 1995 | ||
| 87 | Lithuania | 13.1 | 2004 | ||
| 88 | Cuba | 11.44 | 1999 | ||
| 89 | Samoa | 11.19 | 2004 | ||
| 90 | El Salvador | 11.13 | 1995 | ||
| 91 | Liberia | 10.47 | 1993 | ||
| 92 | Mauritius | 10.34 | 1998 | ||
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 10.3 | 1996 | ||
| 94 | Algeria | 9.98 | 2004 | ||
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 9.86 | 2003 | ||
| 96 | India | 9.61 | 2004 | ||
| 97 | Guyana | 8.28 | 1990 | ||
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 7.93 | 2004 | ||
| 99 | Egypt | 7.61 | 2004 | ||
| 100 | Romania | 7.52 | 2004 | ||
| 101 | Spain | 7.5 | 2004 | ||
| 102 | Pakistan | 6.97 | 2004 | ||
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 6.84 | 2003 | ||
| 104 | Solomon Islands | 6.6 | 1989 | ||
| 105 | Portugal | 6.28 | 2004 | ||
| 106 | Turkey | 5.81 | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Colombia | 4.8 | 2002 | ||
| 108 | Libya | 4.75 | 1996 | ||
| 109 | Nigeria | 2.57 | 1990 | ||
| 110 | Moldova | 2.5 | 2004 | ||
| 111 | Greece | 2.44 | 2004 | ||
| 112 | Zambia | 2.41 | 2001 | ||
| 113 | Ghana | 2.39 | 1994 | ||
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 2.19 | 1996 | ||
| 115 | Iran | 2.13 | 1995 | ||
| 116 | Armenia | 1.98 | 2004 | ||
| 117 | Bangladesh | 1.3 | 1995 | ||
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 1.27 | 1995 | ||
| 119 | Madagascar | 1.24 | 2004 | ||
| 120 | Sudan | 1.19 | 1992 | ||
| 121 | Somalia | 1.15 | 1985 | ||
| 122 | Lesotho | 1.14 | 1995 | ||
| 123 | Turkmenistan | 1.12 | 1999 | ||
| 124 | Kenya | 0.984 | 1999 | ||
| 125 | Tanzania | 0.932 | 1989 | ||
| 126 | Iraq | 0.856 | 1996 | ||
| 127 | Syria | 0.837 | 1995 | ||
| 128 | Burundi | 0.635 | 1996 | ||
| 129 | Haiti | 0.593 | 1999 | ||
| 130 | Uganda | 0.585 | 1992 | ||
| 131 | Rwanda | 0.509 | 1999 | ||
| 132 | North Korea | 0.384 | 1992 | ||
| 133 | Tajikistan | 0.3 | 2004 | ||
| 134 | Nepal | 0.243 | 1995 | ||
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.198 | 2003 | ||
| 136 | Angola | 0.182 | 1992 | ||
| 137 | Ethiopia | 0.0606 | 2000 |
