Based on a comparison of 133 countries in 2016, China ranked the highest in trademark applications with 2,104,409 followed by USA and India. On the other end of the scale was Gambia with 487, Malta with 602 and Suriname with 636.
Total trademark applications reached 3,153,770 in 2016 in the World according to World Bank. This is 3.42 % less than in the previous year and 4.57 % more than 10 years ago.
Historically, total trademark applications reached an all time high of 4,948,890 in 2014 and an all time low of 630,229 in 1981. The average annual growth amounted to 4.37 % since 1960.
The top ranked country, China, accounted for 69.0 % of trademark applications in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 91.6 % share while the ten largest countries some 122 % in 2016.
Data for more countries are available at Trademark Applications (Total) indicator page.
| Trademark Applications (Total) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Argentina | 88,428 | 77,494 | 60,170 | 55,295 | 58,486 | |||||||||||||||||
| Australia | 58,913 | 60,613 | 62,759 | 61,729 | 64,651 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brazil | 127,692 | 152,699 | 151,711 | 163,422 | 157,016 | |||||||||||||||||
| China | 1,056,563 | 1,386,776 | 1,618,431 | 1,847,936 | 2,104,409 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||||
| France | 93,141 | 93,041 | 89,869 | 89,414 | 90,958 | |||||||||||||||||
| Germany | 74,229 | 68,741 | 64,592 | 64,496 | 70,880 | |||||||||||||||||
| India | 189,926 | 198,547 | 190,851 | 202,818 | 223,754 | |||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | ... | ... | ... | ... | 47,794 | 53,196 | 62,455 | 60,983 | 46,452 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 113,175 | 107,017 | 119,265 | 116,139 | 124,617 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | 94,457 | 100,281 | 105,828 | 104,362 | 109,932 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia | 56,070 | 58,334 | 62,206 | 63,016 | 60,545 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 128,672 | 132,506 | 141,838 | 157,139 | 160,309 | |||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | 84,609 | 116,631 | 110,602 | 107,215 | 111,231 | |||||||||||||||||
| USA | 281,461 | 305,209 | 313,324 | 323,338 | 342,573 | |||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | 36,255 | 39,113 | 42,912 | 50,004 | 54,794 |
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