Patent applications of residents rose 6.16% to 1,552 in Denmark in 2016, according to World Bank.
Historically, patent applications of residents in Denmark reached an all time high of 1,877 in 2004 and an all time low of 787 in 1971. When compared to Denmark's main peers, patent applications of residents in Germany amounted to 48,480, 2,290 in Netherlands, 1,227 in Norway and 2,032 in Sweden in 2016.
Denmark has been ranked 23rd within the group of 112 countries we follow in terms of patent applications of residents, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Patent Applications (Residents) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Austria | 2,154 | 2,258 | 2,162 | 2,092 | 2,205 | |||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 636 | 755 | 715 | 889 | 949 | |||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 1,574 | 1,406 | 1,341 | 1,377 | 1,462 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finland | 1,650 | 1,698 | 1,596 | 1,419 | 1,289 | |||||||||||||||||
| France | 14,655 | 14,540 | 14,690 | 14,500 | 14,306 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 46,986 | 46,620 | 47,353 | 48,154 | 47,384 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | 50.0 | 37.0 | 33.0 | 51.0 | 40.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 2,585 | 2,375 | 2,315 | 2,294 | 2,207 | |||||||||||||||||
| Norway | 1,122 | 1,009 | 1,101 | 1,106 | 1,153 | |||||||||||||||||
| Poland | 3,879 | 4,410 | 4,237 | 3,941 | 4,676 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 26,495 | 28,701 | 28,765 | 24,072 | 29,269 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | 2,004 | 2,288 | 2,332 | 1,984 | 2,038 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 15,343 | 15,370 | 14,972 | 15,196 | 14,867 |
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