South Korea - Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents

Since 2014, South Korea Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents was up 0.5% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 4 comparing other countries in Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents at 47,372 Applications. South Korea is overtaken by Japan, which was number 3 at 62,597 Applications and is followed by India with 34,173 Applications. United States ranked the highest with 336,340 Applications in 2019, +7.8% compared to 2018. Sao Tome and Principe witnessed the best average annual growth at +169.6% per year, while Samoa witnessed the worst performance at -60.1% per year.

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Date Units (Applications)
2019 47,372.00
2018 47,431.00
2017 45,691.00
2016 45,406.00
2015 46,419.00
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How does South Korea 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
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
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