Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents
This key economic indicator for the Application sector has been recently updated.
- United States jumped by 7.8% of Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents in 2019, compared to the previous year.
- Since 2014 China Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents rose 4.3% year on year to 157,093 Applications.
- In 2019 United States was number 1 in Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents.
- In 2019 Qatar was number 33 in Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents to 799 Applications, jumping from 133 in 2018.
Top Countries in Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents
| # | 144 Countries | Units (Applications) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
#1
United States
|
336,340 | 2019 | +7.8 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 2 |
#2
China
|
157,093 | 2019 | +6.0 % | +4.3 % | View data |
| 3 |
#3
Japan
|
62,597 | 2019 | +4.4 % | +0.8 % | View data |
| 4 |
#4
South Korea
|
47,372 | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.5 % | View data |
| 5 |
#5
India
|
34,173 | 2019 | +1.2 % | +2.1 % | View data |
| 6 |
#6
Canada
|
32,250 | 2019 | +1.4 % | +0.6 % | View data |
| 7 |
#7
Australia
|
27,121 | 2019 | -0.3 % | +2.5 % | View data |
| 8 |
#8
Germany
|
20,802 | 2019 | -2.3 % | +3.1 % | View data |
| 9 |
#9
Brazil
|
19,932 | 2019 | +0.3 % | -4.9 % | View data |
| 10 |
#10
Mexico
|
14,636 | 2019 | -1.6 % | -0.3 % | View data |
| 11 |
#11
Singapore
|
12,409 | 2019 | +20.8 % | +6.6 % | View data |
| 12 |
#12
Russia
|
12,174 | 2019 | -6.6 % | -5.6 % | View data |
| 13 |
#13
Indonesia
|
8,388 | 2019 | +0.5 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 14 |
#14
Thailand
|
7,351 | 2019 | +1.5 % | +1.2 % | View data |
| 15 |
#15
United Kingdom
|
7,189 | 2019 | -11.0 % | -1.7 % | View data |
| 16 |
#16
Vietnam
|
6,800 | 2019 | +25.4 % | +11.4 % | View data |
| 17 |
#17
Malaysia
|
6,480 | 2019 | +4.9 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 18 |
#18
Israel
|
6,370 | 2019 | +8.8 % | +4.3 % | View data |
| 19 |
#19
South Africa
|
6,347 | 2019 | +1.4 % | -1.2 % | View data |
| 20 |
#20
New Zealand
|
5,690 | 2019 | +9.0 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 21 |
#21
Philippines
|
3,879 | 2019 | +2.9 % | +3.6 % | View data |
| 22 |
#22
Argentina
|
3,260 | 2019 | +0.6 % | -4.8 % | View data |
| 23 |
#23
Chile
|
2,799 | 2019 | +3.9 % | +1.1 % | View data |
| 24 |
#24
Morocco
|
2,531 | 2019 | +7.7 % | +27.8 % | View data |
| 25 |
#25
Saudi Arabia
|
2,463 | 2019 | +6.1 % | +78.7 % | View data |
| 26 |
#26
United Arab Emirates
|
1,846 | 2019 | +6.9 % | +5.0 % | View data |
| 27 |
#27
France
|
1,766 | 2019 | -8.0 % | -2.8 % | View data |
| 28 |
#28
Ukraine
|
1,755 | 2019 | -5.7 % | -5.7 % | View data |
| 29 |
#29
Colombia
|
1,735 | 2019 | -4.0 % | -1.8 % | View data |
| 30 |
#30
Egypt
|
1,156 | 2019 | -8.1 % | -3.5 % | View data |
| 31 |
#31
Peru
|
1,122 | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.4 % | View data |
| 32 |
#32
Italy
|
898 | 2019 | -0.2 % | +2.8 % | View data |
| 33 |
#33
Qatar
|
799 | 2019 | NA | +10.9 % | View data |
| 34 |
#34
San Marino
|
741 | 2019 | +8.8 % | +31.1 % | View data |
| 35 |
#35
Norway
|
582 | 2019 | -1.7 % | +5.0 % | View data |
| 36 |
#36
Iran
|
578 | 2019 | -36.8 % | +37.2 % | View data |
| 37 |
#37
Pakistan
|
561 | 2019 | -4.3 % | -6.3 % | View data |
| 38 |
#38
Algeria
|
525 | 2019 | +0.8 % | -6.1 % | View data |
| 39 |
#39
Uruguay
|
489 | 2019 | -1.8 % | -5.2 % | View data |
| 40 |
#40
Costa Rica
|
483 | 2019 | -1.4 % | -1.8 % | View data |
| 41 |
#41
Oman
|
476 | 2019 | +17.8 % | +8.7 % | View data |
| 42 |
#42
Netherlands
|
449 | 2019 | +14.0 % | +9.3 % | View data |
| 43 |
#43
Sao Tome and Principe
|
427 | 2019 | +4.7 % | +169.6 % | View data |
| 44 |
#44
Ecuador
|
408 | 2019 | +10.0 % | +2.6 % | View data |
| 45 |
#45
Sweden
|
388 | 2019 | -12.2 % | -2.5 % | View data |
| 46 |
#46
Luxembourg
|
359 | 2019 | +47.7 % | +31.9 % | View data |
| 47 |
#47
Switzerland
|
348 | 2019 | +4.8 % | -9.3 % | View data |
| 48 |
#48
Bangladesh
|
345 | 2019 | +15.4 % | +6.7 % | View data |
| 49 |
#49
Panama
|
328 | 2019 | -9.4 % | +3.7 % | View data |
| 50 |
#50
Bahrain
|
322 | 2019 | +47.0 % | +10.1 % | View data |
| 51 |
#51
Tunisia
|
296 | 2019 | +9.2 % | -5.8 % | View data |
| 52 |
#52
Jordan
|
290 | 2019 | +166.1 % | -3.1 % | View data |
| 53 |
#53
Bolivia
|
277 | 2017 | +14.9 % | NA | View data |
| 54 |
#54
Venezuela
|
276 | 2018 | -18.3 % | -27.6 % | View data |
| 55 |
#55
Belgium
|
257 | 2019 | +17.9 % | +13.4 % | View data |
| 56 |
#56
Kuwait
|
256 | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 57 |
#57
Sri Lanka
|
255 | 2019 | -1.9 % | NA | View data |
| 58 |
#58
Greece
|
238 | 2019 | +59.7 % | +65.8 % | View data |
| 59 |
#59
Guatemala
|
231 | 2019 | +1.3 % | -4.3 % | View data |
| 60 |
#60
Denmark
|
228 | 2019 | -4.6 % | +2.0 % | View data |
| 61 |
#61
Dominican Republic
|
220 | 2019 | +4.3 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 62 |
#62
Nigeria
|
218 | 2018 | +21.1 % | -24.2 % | View data |
| 63 |
#63
Turkey
|
217 | 2019 | -30.0 % | -8.1 % | View data |
| 64 |
#64
Austria
|
208 | 2019 | +23.8 % | -5.2 % | View data |
| 65 |
#65
Lebanon
|
194 | 2015 | -25.7 % | NA | View data |
| 66 |
#66
Honduras
|
187 | 2019 | +26.4 % | NA | View data |
| 67 |
#67
Kazakhstan
|
186 | 2019 | -3.6 % | -7.3 % | View data |
| 68 |
#68
Uzbekistan
|
169 | 2019 | -6.1 % | -5.4 % | View data |
| 69 |
#69
Spain
|
159 | 2019 | +6.7 % | -6.7 % | View data |
| 70 |
#70
El Salvador
|
147 | 2019 | +8.1 % | -4.7 % | View data |
| 71 |
#71
Nicaragua
|
145 | 2014 | +16.9 % | NA | View data |
| 72 |
#72
Cambodia
|
139 | 2019 | -12.6 % | +16.4 % | View data |
| 73 |
#73
Brunei
|
134 | 2019 | +38.1 % | +8.1 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
Georgia
|
112 | 2019 | -28.7 % | -9.7 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
Poland
|
112 | 2019 | -2.6 % | -6.3 % | View data |
| 74 |
#74
Trinidad and Tobago
|
112 | 2019 | -17.0 % | -9.4 % | View data |
| 77 |
#77
Portugal
|
104 | 2019 | +258.6 % | +42.0 % | View data |
| 78 |
#78
Belarus
|
95 | 2019 | +1.1 % | -2.0 % | View data |
| 79 |
#79
Cuba
|
88 | 2019 | -30.2 % | -6.9 % | View data |
| 80 |
#80
Mongolia
|
86 | 2019 | +8.9 % | -7.3 % | View data |
| 81 |
#81
Iraq
|
77 | 2018 | -23.8 % | NA | View data |
| 82 |
#82
Finland
|
75 | 2019 | -25.0 % | -9.9 % | View data |
| 83 |
#83
Laos
|
71 | 2019 | +22.4 % | +10.6 % | View data |
| 84 |
#84
Romania
|
58 | 2019 | +23.4 % | -7.1 % | View data |
| 85 |
#85
Jamaica
|
51 | 2019 | -3.8 % | -16.0 % | View data |
| 86 |
#86
Czech Republic
|
48 | 2019 | -11.1 % | -5.0 % | View data |
| 87 |
#87
Ethiopia
|
47 | 2019 | -4.1 % | +16.4 % | View data |
| 88 |
#88
Papua New Guinea
|
46 | 2015 | NA | NA | View data |
| 89 |
#89
Nepal
|
45 | 2019 | +2.3 % | +4.6 % | View data |
| 90 |
#90
Kenya
|
41 | 2019 | -2.4 % | -11.4 % | View data |
| 91 |
#91
Bahamas
|
40 | 2019 | -7.0 % | -18.8 % | View data |
| 92 |
#92
Ghana
|
39 | 2018 | +254.6 % | NA | View data |
| 93 |
#93
Ireland
|
35 | 2019 | +9.4 % | NA | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Barbados
|
33 | 2019 | -8.3 % | -2.8 % | View data |
| 94 |
#94
Lithuania
|
33 | 2019 | +37.5 % | -4.7 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Belize
|
32 | 2019 | +33.3 % | -2.3 % | View data |
| 96 |
#96
Syria
|
32 | 2019 | -28.9 % | NA | View data |
| 98 |
#98
Madagascar
|
30 | 2019 | -18.9 % | +0.7 % | View data |
| 99 |
#99
Slovakia
|
28 | 2019 | +100.0 % | +4.0 % | View data |
| 100 |
#100
Mozambique
|
24 | 2019 | +84.6 % | -12.2 % | View data |
| 101 |
#101
Hungary
|
23 | 2019 | -36.1 % | -20.6 % | View data |
| 101 |
#101
Mauritius
|
23 | 2019 | +76.9 % | +5.0 % | View data |
| 101 |
#101
Slovenia
|
23 | 2018 | NA | NA | View data |
| 104 |
#104
Zambia
|
21 | 2019 | +61.5 % | -3.4 % | View data |
| 105 |
#105
Azerbaijan
|
20 | 2019 | +25.0 % | NA | View data |
| 106 |
#106
Guyana
|
19 | 2019 | +5.6 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 106 |
#106
Haiti
|
19 | 2014 | +72.7 % | NA | View data |
| 108 |
#108
Croatia
|
16 | 2019 | +6.7 % | -11.8 % | View data |
| 108 |
#108
Gambia
|
16 | 2019 | NA | +68.2 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Iceland
|
15 | 2019 | +50.0 % | +2.9 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Moldova
|
15 | 2019 | -28.6 % | -26.9 % | View data |
| 110 |
#110
Yemen
|
15 | 2019 | NA | -9.0 % | View data |
| 113 |
#113
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
14 | 2019 | +16.7 % | +47.6 % | View data |
| 114 |
#114
Andorra
|
12 | 2019 | +20.0 % | +58.7 % | View data |
| 114 |
#114
Grenada
|
12 | 2019 | -7.7 % | -6.7 % | View data |
| 114 |
#114
Namibia
|
12 | 2019 | -20.0 % | NA | View data |
| 114 |
#114
Seychelles
|
12 | 2019 | -29.4 % | NA | View data |
| 118 |
#118
Serbia
|
9 | 2019 | -18.2 % | -2.1 % | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Bulgaria
|
7 | 2019 | -61.1 % | -15.2 % | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Malta
|
7 | 2019 | NA | -2.6 % | View data |
| 119 |
#119
Sudan
|
7 | 2019 | -77.4 % | -2.6 % | View data |
| 122 |
#122
Antigua and Barbuda
|
6 | 2019 | +20.0 % | -16.7 % | View data |
| 123 |
#123
Latvia
|
5 | 2019 | -79.2 % | +4.6 % | View data |
| 123 |
#123
Monaco
|
5 | 2019 | -54.5 % | +4.6 % | View data |
| 123 |
#123
Zimbabwe
|
5 | 2016 | -73.7 % | NA | View data |
| 126 |
#126
Armenia
|
4 | 2019 | +0.0 % | +14.9 % | View data |
| 126 |
#126
Djibouti
|
4 | 2014 | +100.0 % | NA | View data |
| 126 |
#126
Dominica
|
4 | 2018 | +33.3 % | NA | View data |
| 126 |
#126
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
4 | 2018 | -55.6 % | +0.0 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Bhutan
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Botswana
|
3 | 2019 | +0.0 % | -9.7 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Saint Vincent and Grenadines
|
3 | 2019 | -25.0 % | -17.8 % | View data |
| 130 |
#130
Uganda
|
3 | 2014 | -25.0 % | NA | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Albania
|
1 | 2019 | -66.7 % | -19.7 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Cyprus
|
1 | 2019 | NA | NA | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Estonia
|
1 | 2019 | -83.3 % | -30.1 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Kyrgyzstan
|
1 | 2019 | NA | -32.2 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Malawi
|
1 | 2016 | NA | NA | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Rwanda
|
1 | 2018 | -50.0 % | NA | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Samoa
|
1 | 2019 | NA | -60.1 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Swaziland
|
1 | 2018 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Tajikistan
|
1 | 2019 | NA | NA | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Tanzania
|
1 | 2019 | -50.0 % | -24.2 % | View data |
| 134 |
#134
Tonga
|
1 | 2017 | +0.0 % | NA | View data |
Source: World Bank