Total trademark applications fell 11.3% to 861 in Papua New Guinea in 2016, according to World Bank.
Historically, total trademark applications in Papua New Guinea reached an all time high of 999 in 2012 and an all time low of 243 in 1986. When compared to Papua New Guinea's main peers, total trademark applications in Australia amounted to 72,325, 62,939 in Indonesia, 22,655 in New Zealand and 32,794 in Philippines in 2016.
Papua New Guinea has been ranked 116th within the group of 126 countries we follow in terms of total trademark applications, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Trademark Applications (Total) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Australia | 61,730 | 64,653 | 70,760 | 72,325 | 74,609 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 1,847,938 | 2,104,414 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | ... | ... | 60,983 | 46,452 | 47,544 | 62,939 | 68,105 | |||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 32,225 | 34,571 | 35,923 | 39,107 | 41,093 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 18,906 | 20,298 | 20,727 | 22,655 | 23,345 | |||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 969 | 913 | 971 | 861 | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Philippines | 23,042 | 26,018 | 26,337 | 32,795 | 31,156 | |||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | 20,033 | 21,297 | 21,380 | 22,758 | 24,154 | |||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Vietnam | 35,628 | 38,318 | 42,567 | 48,931 | 50,736 |
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