Patent applications (residents) by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: 270,295 in 2024, 1st of 38 OECD members (highest first). 2nd of all 140 with data.

Highest: China (1.7 million, 2024) · Lowest: Andorra (1, 2024) · 140 countries and territories with data.

Number of patent applications filed by residents and companies of the country.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1China1.7 million2024
2United States270,2952024
3Japan237,1692024
4South Korea195,7862024
5India63,2172024
6Germany40,0852024
7Russia21,5022024
8France12,7512024
9United Kingdom11,1052024
10Türkiye10,0042024
11Italy9,1202024
12Iran8,3142024
13North Korea6,9362024
14Brazil5,7522024
15Canada4,3042024
16Poland3,3632024
17Saudi Arabia3,1082024
18Australia2,5422024
19Indonesia1,9312024
20Singapore1,8982024
21Sweden1,8512024
22Netherlands1,7812024
23Finland1,7702024
24Austria1,6762024
25Israel1,4482024
26Vietnam1,2262024
27Switzerland1,1912024
28Mexico1,1722024
29Spain1,1602024
30Algeria1,0842024
31Denmark9872024
32Ukraine9692024
33Thailand9302024
34Philippines8732024
35Kazakhstan8412024
36Malaysia8412024
37Romania7472024
38Portugal7432024
39Norway7322024
40Belgium6472024
41Egypt5632024
42Iraq5562024
43Uzbekistan5072024
44Hong Kong4952024
45Hungary4802024
46Pakistan4802024
47Czechia4632024
48Argentina4452024
49Nigeria4102020
50Kenya3962024
51Chile3902024
52Greece3662024
53South Africa3502024
54Morocco3432024
55United Arab Emirates2782024
56New Zealand2782024
57Colombia2702024
58Belarus2562024
59Sri Lanka2532024
60Tunisia2252024
61Peru2142024
62Azerbaijan1942024
63Bulgaria1792024
64Slovakia1672024
65Slovenia1542024
66Sudan1532020
67Serbia1392024
68Luxembourg1192024
69Syria1042024
70Oman982024
71Georgia942024
72Mongolia892024
73Bangladesh872024
74Latvia842024
75DR Congo722020
76Ireland682024
77Kyrgyzstan672024
78Ethiopia662024
79Venezuela632024
80Croatia622024
81Lithuania582024
82Ecuador532024
83Iceland382024
84Moldova352024
85Bosnia and Herzegovina342024
86Kuwait302024
87Estonia272024
88Zimbabwe262024
89North Macedonia252024
90Uganda222024
91Qatar212024
92Zambia182024
93Costa Rica152024
94Montenegro152024
95Paraguay152024
96Jordan142024
97Armenia132024
98Uruguay132024
99Cuba122024
100San Marino122024
101Dominican Republic112024
102Panama112024
103Yemen112023
104Bolivia102022
105Botswana102023
106Mozambique102024
107Albania92023
108Malta92024
109Guatemala82024
110Macao82024
111Rwanda82024
112Mauritius72024
113Bahrain62024
114Bhutan62024
115Ghana62023
116El Salvador62024
117Tonga52024
118Cyprus32024
119Djibouti32021
120Jamaica32024
121Madagascar32024
122Trinidad and Tobago32024
123Angola22019
124Guyana22024
125Liberia22024
126Monaco22024
127Andorra12024
128Burundi12022
129Barbados12022
130Brunei12024
131Cabo Verde12024
132Cambodia12024
133Laos12023
134Lesotho12019
135Namibia12024
136Papua New Guinea12022
137Seychelles12023
138Tajikistan12019
139Vanuatu12021
140Samoa12021

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (IP.PAT.RESD). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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