technology
Patent Applications
Number of patent applications filed by residents of a country.
WLDTier 1 SourceVerified Apr 2026
Patent Applications
Official value (2021): 2,385,200
Patent Applications growth (2012–2021)
+57.0%·in time period
2012: 1,519,700 applications, 2013: 1,708,700 applications, 2014: 1,799,200 applications, 2015: 1,972,500 applications, 2016: 2,215,100 applications, 2017: 2,251,400 applications, 2018: 2,386,300 applications, 2019: 2,239,200 applications, 2020: 2,311,500 applications, 2021: 2,385,200 applications
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