Number of PCT Patent Applications That Are International Co-Inventions

This key economic indicator for the Application sector has been recently updated.

  1. China Number of PCT Patent Applications That Are International Co-Inventions rose 6% in 2019, compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 China Number of PCT Patent Applications That Are International Co-Inventions rose 14.8% year on year totalising 53,834 Patents.
  3. In 2019 South Korea was number 5 in Number of PCT Patent Applications That Are International Co-Inventions.

Top Countries in Number of PCT Patent Applications That Are International Co-Inventions

Units (Patents) - 1978 to 2019

# 60 Countries Units (Patents) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
58,673 2019 +1.2 % +0.4 % View data
2 #2
China
53,834 2019 +6.0 % +14.8 % View data
3 #3
Japan
47,110 2019 +2.6 % +3.1 % View data
4 #4
Germany
21,094 2019 +1.3 % +1.5 % View data
5 #5
South Korea
16,729 2019 +3.8 % +4.5 % View data
6 #6
France
8,502 2019 +0.9 % -1.4 % View data
7 #7
United Kingdom
7,216 2019 +0.5 % -0.8 % View data
8 #8
Italy
4,052 2019 +1.6 % +1.0 % View data
9 #9
Sweden
3,837 2019 +1.5 % +1.5 % View data
10 #10
Netherlands
3,647 2019 +0.1 % -2.2 % View data
11 #11
Canada
3,540 2019 +0.7 % -0.5 % View data
12 #12
Switzerland
3,477 2019 +1.5 % +1.9 % View data
13 #13
India
3,190 2019 +3.3 % +3.5 % View data
14 #14
Israel
2,505 2019 +1.9 % +2.1 % View data
15 #15
Australia
2,036 2019 +0.4 % -0.0 % View data
16 #16
Spain
1,989 2019 +1.2 % -0.9 % View data
17 #17
Austria
1,946 2019 +2.0 % +1.6 % View data
18 #18
Belgium
1,662 2019 +1.0 % +0.3 % View data
19 #19
Finland
1,601 2019 +0.3 % +0.5 % View data
20 #20
Denmark
1,538 2019 +1.4 % +2.6 % View data
21 #21
Russia
1,320 2019 +1.9 % +1.9 % View data
22 #22
Turkey
1,232 2019 +4.4 % +4.8 % View data
23 #23
Singapore
1,118 2019 +2.8 % +1.8 % View data
24 #24
Brazil
866 2019 +2.5 % +2.5 % View data
25 #25
Norway
802 2019 +0.8 % +0.2 % View data
26 #26
Saudi Arabia
673 2019 +6.2 % +12.0 % View data
27 #27
Ireland
597 2019 +2.0 % +2.3 % View data
28 #28
Poland
495 2019 +2.5 % -1.1 % View data
29 #29
Mexico
366 2019 +2.2 % +0.1 % View data
30 #30
Malaysia
318 2019 +0.6 % -2.3 % View data
31 #31
Hungary
295 2019 +0.7 % -1.4 % View data
32 #32
Czech Republic
291 2019 +1.8 % -2.5 % View data
33 #33
South Africa
283 2019 -2.1 % -4.2 % View data
34 #34
New Zealand
273 2019 -2.9 % -7.6 % View data
35 #35
Portugal
258 2019 +3.6 % +7.2 % View data
36 #36
Chile
196 2019 +3.7 % +1.7 % View data
37 #37
Ukraine
188 2019 +1.6 % +1.4 % View data
38 #38
Thailand
179 2019 +3.5 % +3.5 % View data
39 #39
Colombia
155 2019 +4.0 % +8.5 % View data
40 #40
Greece
153 2019 +2.0 % -0.1 % View data
41 #41
Slovenia
140 2019 +0.7 % -3.6 % View data
42 #42
Luxembourg
130 2019 +2.4 % +3.0 % View data
43 #43
United Arab Emirates
126 2019 +4.1 % +2.2 % View data
44 #44
Romania
98 2019 +2.1 % -3.3 % View data
45 #45
Slovakia
95 2019 +2.1 % +3.5 % View data
46 #46
Argentina
73 2019 +0.0 % -1.6 % View data
47 #47
Peru
66 2019 +6.5 % +21.4 % View data
48 #48
Bulgaria
62 2019 +1.6 % -3.5 % View data
49 #49
Estonia
54 2019 +1.9 % +4.7 % View data
50 #50
Egypt
52 2019 -1.9 % -10.4 % View data
51 #51
Morocco
49 2019 +2.1 % -3.3 % View data
52 #52
Croatia
45 2019 -2.2 % -3.6 % View data
53 #53
Iceland
44 2019 +2.3 % +1.4 % View data
53 #53
Lithuania
44 2019 +4.8 % -3.3 % View data
55 #55
Latvia
36 2019 +2.9 % +22.6 % View data
56 #56
Kazakhstan
31 2019 +3.3 % +12.8 % View data
57 #57
Costa Rica
29 2019 +3.6 % +8.8 % View data
58 #58
Malta
26 2019 +4.0 % +7.6 % View data
59 #59
Indonesia
22 2019 +0.0 % +4.1 % View data
60 #60
Cyprus
15 2019 +0.0 % -7.4 % View data

Source: OECD

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