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Top 20 countries by patent applications a year

Patents filed by the country's own residents

Updated · patent applications (a year)

Why these 20

World Bank indicator IP.PAT.RESD (from WIPO): patent applications filed in a year by residents of the country, through the national office or the PCT route. It counts filings, not granted patents, and leaves out applications by foreigners.

  1. 1 🇨🇳

    China

    中华人民共和国

    1,672,001 year 2024

    Also in: #2 countries by air passengers carried a year#1 countries by CO2 emissions a year#1 countries by labour force#2 countries by population

  2. 2 🇺🇸

    United States

    270,295 year 2024

    Also in: #1 countries by air passengers carried a year#2 countries by CO2 emissions a year#1 countries by engineering graduates per year#9 countries by income per person (GDP per person, PPP)

  3. 3 🇯🇵

    Japan

    日本

    237,169 year 2024

    Also in: #6 countries by air passengers carried a year#5 countries by CO2 emissions a year#3 countries by engineering graduates per year#19 countries by forest cover

  4. 4 🇰🇷

    Korea, Rep.

    대한민국

    195,786 year 2024

    Also in: #16 countries by air passengers carried a year#9 countries by CO2 emissions a year#6 countries by engineering graduates per year#2 countries by hospital beds per 1,000 people

  5. 5 🇮🇳

    India

    भारत

    63,217 year 2024

    Also in: #4 countries by air passengers carried a year#3 countries by CO2 emissions a year#2 countries by labour force#1 countries by population

  6. 6 🇩🇪

    Germany

    40,085 year 2024

    Also in: #14 countries by air passengers carried a year#10 countries by CO2 emissions a year#15 countries by doctors per 1,000 people#4 countries by engineering graduates per year

  7. 7 🇷🇺

    Russian Federation

    21,502 year 2024

    Also in: #8 countries by air passengers carried a year#4 countries by CO2 emissions a year#8 countries by doctors per 1,000 people#10 countries by hospital beds per 1,000 people

  8. 8 🇫🇷

    France

    12,751 year 2024

    Also in: #18 countries by air passengers carried a year#8 countries by engineering graduates per year#20 countries by hospital beds per 1,000 people#20 countries by life expectancy

  9. 9 🇬🇧

    United Kingdom

    11,105 year 2024

    Also in: #7 countries by air passengers carried a year#20 countries by CO2 emissions a year#9 countries by engineering graduates per year#20 countries by labour force

  10. 10 🇹🇷

    Turkiye

    10,004 year 2024

    Also in: #5 countries by air passengers carried a year#14 countries by CO2 emissions a year#7 countries by engineering graduates per year#18 countries by labour force

  11. 11 🇮🇹

    Italy

    9,120 year 2024

    Also in: #18 countries by CO2 emissions a year#11 countries by engineering graduates per year#10 countries by life expectancy#6 countries by new doctors per year

  12. 12 🇮🇷

    Iran, Islamic Rep.

    8,314 year 2024

    Also in: #6 countries by CO2 emissions a year#17 countries by population#15 countries by number of primary school teachers#14 countries by scientific articles a year

  13. 13 🇰🇵

    Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

    6,936 year 2024

    Also in: #3 countries by hospital beds per 1,000 people

  14. 14 🇧🇷

    Brazil

    5,752 year 2024

    Also in: #10 countries by air passengers carried a year#12 countries by CO2 emissions a year#5 countries by engineering graduates per year#6 countries by labour force

  15. 15 🇨🇦

    Canada

    4,304 year 2024

    Also in: #13 countries by air passengers carried a year#11 countries by CO2 emissions a year#12 countries by engineering graduates per year#18 countries by new doctors per year

  16. 16 🇵🇱

    Poland

    3,363 year 2024

    Also in: #16 countries by engineering graduates per year#17 countries by hospital beds per 1,000 people#13 countries by new doctors per year#19 countries by new nurses per year

  17. 17 🇸🇦

    Saudi Arabia

    السعودية

    3,108 year 2024

    Also in: #8 countries by CO2 emissions a year#19 countries by income per person (GDP per person, PPP)#3 countries by share of people online#20 countries by scientific articles a year

  18. 18 🇦🇺

    Australia

    2,542 year 2024

    Also in: #17 countries by air passengers carried a year#17 countries by CO2 emissions a year#15 countries by engineering graduates per year#18 countries by share of people online

  19. 19 🇮🇩

    Indonesia

    1,931 year 2024

    Also in: #9 countries by air passengers carried a year#7 countries by CO2 emissions a year#4 countries by labour force#3 countries by new doctors per year

  20. 20 🇸🇬

    Singapore

    1,898 year 2024

    Also in: #1 countries by income per person (GDP per person, PPP)#13 countries by life expectancy

How it is measured

World Bank API, most recent value per country (year shown on each row); regional and income-group aggregates are left out.

References

  1. World Bank: patent applications, residents, World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Checked 2026-10-20 05:12 UTC.
  2. World Bank indicator IP.PAT.RESD, World Bank, last updated 2026-10-08.

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