For 2021, Patent applications, residents is led by China at 1,426,644.00. This page combines ranking, historical trend, and map-based distribution.
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or 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.
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Algeria | 268.00 |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 266.00 |
| 53 | Morocco | 254.00 |
| 54 | Slovenia | 222.00 |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 165.00 |
| 56 | Kenya | 160.00 |
| 57 | Slovak Republic | 146.00 |
| 58 | Serbia | 138.00 |
| 59 | Azerbaijan | 119.00 |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 112.00 |
| 61 | Mongolia | 109.00 |
| 62 | Latvia | 104.00 |
| 63 | Syrian Arab Republic | 102.00 |
| 64 | Peru | 94.00 |
| 65 | Georgia | 90.00 |
| 66 | Kyrgyz Republic | 83.00 |
| 67 | Lithuania | 81.00 |
| 68 | Croatia | 77.00 |
| 69 | Ireland | 75.00 |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 74.00 |
| 71 | Barbados | 73.00 |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 69.00 |
| 73 | Moldova | 64.00 |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53.00 |
| 75 | Qatar | 47.00 |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 42.00 |
| 77 | Armenia | 40.00 |
| 78 | Guyana | 40.00 |
| 79 | Ecuador | 35.00 |
| 80 | Panama | 35.00 |
| 81 | Iceland | 34.00 |
| 82 | Mozambique | 30.00 |
| 83 | Oman | 30.00 |
| 84 | Estonia | 25.00 |
| 85 | Jordan | 25.00 |
| 86 | Albania | 23.00 |
| 87 | Cuba | 21.00 |
| 88 | Yemen, Rep. | 20.00 |
| 89 | Jamaica | 16.00 |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 15.00 |
| 91 | Rwanda | 14.00 |
| 92 | Uganda | 14.00 |
| 93 | Zambia | 13.00 |
| 94 | Paraguay | 10.00 |
| 95 | Guatemala | 9.00 |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 7.00 |
| 97 | San Marino | 7.00 |
| 98 | Madagascar | 6.00 |
| 99 | Mauritius | 6.00 |
| 100 | Bolivia | 5.00 |