Which Country Accepts the Most Patents by Residents?

Based on a comparison of 121 countries in 2017, China ranked the highest in patent applications of residents with 1,245,709 followed by USA and Japan. On the other end of the scale was Mauritius with 1.00, Papua New Guinea with 1.00 and Macao with 1.00.

Total patent applications of residents reached 2,161,610 in 2017 in the World according to World Bank. This is 1.53 % more than in the previous year and 51.2 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total patent applications of residents reached an all time high of 2,161,610 in 2017 and an all time low of 455,957 in 1985. The average annual growth amounted to 4.98 % since 1960.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 57.6 % of patent applications of residents in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 83.3 % share while the ten largest countries some 96.6 % in 2017.

Data for more countries are available at Patent Applications (Residents) indicator page.