Germany - Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents

Since 2014, Germany Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents was up 3.2% year on year. At 20,802 Applications in 2019, the country was number 8 among other countries in Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents. Germany is overtaken by Australia, which was number 7 at 27,121 Applications and is followed by Brazil at 19,932 Applications. United States topped the ranking with 336,340 Applications in 2019, that is a growth of 7.8% compared to 2018. China, Japan and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Sao Tome and Principe witnessed the best average annual growth at +169.6% per year, while Samoa recorded the worst performance at -60.1% per year.

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Date Units (Applications)
2019 20,802.00
2018 21,281.00
2017 19,927.00
2016 19,419.00
2015 19,509.00
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How does Germany rank 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
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
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