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East Asia & Pacific
Patent applications, residents

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, China leads Patent applications, residents in 2021 at 1,426,644.00, while Samoa sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 1.00. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.0357 K713 K1.1 M1.4 MChinaChina: 1,426,644.001.4 MJapanJapan: 222,452.00222 KKorea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 186,245.00186 KAustraliaAustralia: 2,966.003.0 KSingaporeSingapore: 2,024.002.0 KIndonesiaIndonesia: 1,397.001.4 KViet NamViet Nam: 1,066.001.1 KMalaysiaMalaysia: 883.00883ThailandThailand: 867.00867PhilippinesPhilippines: 490.00490Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHong Kong SAR, China: 401.00401New ZealandNew Zealand: 330.00330

Country table

#CountryValue
1 China 1,426,644.00
2 Japan 222,452.00
3 Korea, Rep. 186,245.00
4 Australia 2,966.00
5 Singapore 2,024.00
6 Indonesia 1,397.00
7 Viet Nam 1,066.00
8 Malaysia 883.00
9 Thailand 867.00
10 Philippines 490.00
11 Hong Kong SAR, China 401.00
12 New Zealand 330.00
13 Mongolia 109.00
14 Brunei Darussalam 2.00
15 Macao SAR, China 2.00
16 Samoa 1.00

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Patent applications, residents in 2021, China leads with a gap of 1,204,192.00 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 16 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Samoa at 1.00.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.