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IP.PAT.RESD

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, China, Canada. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.

Latest value, Germany: 39,8222021
Period covered: 1980 - 202142 annual values
Highest of the compared countries: 1.43 mChina, 2021
Lowest of the compared countries: 1,308Spain, 2021

Countries compared

7 of 8 countries compared, out of 142.

Latest known valuesorted by value

China1.43 m2021
Germany39,8222021
United Kingdom11,5922021
Italy10,2812021
Canada4,7102021
Netherlands2,0802021
Spain1,3082021

Year by year values

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Annual values by country
	Germany	United Kingdom	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	China	Canada
2021	39,822	11,592	10,281	1,308	2,080	1.43 m	4,710
2020	42,260	11,990	10,061	1,431	2,198	1.34 m	4,452
2019	46,632	12,061	9,229	1,288	2,228	1.24 m	4,238
2018	46,617	12,865	8,921	1,525	2,111	1.39 m	4,349
2017	47,785	13,301	8,643	2,167	2,241	1.25 m	4,053
2016	48,480	13,876	8,848	2,745	2,290	1.2 m	4,078
2015	47,384	14,867		2,799	2,207	968,252	4,277
2014	48,154	15,196	8,601	2,953	2,294	801,135	4,198
2013	47,353	14,972	8,307	3,026	2,315	704,936	4,567
2012	46,620	15,370	8,439	3,266	2,375	535,313	4,709
2011	46,986	15,343	8,794	3,430	2,585	415,829	4,754
2010	47,047	15,490	8,877	3,566	2,527	293,066	4,550
2009	47,859	15,985	8,814	3,596	2,575	229,096	5,067
2008	49,240	16,523	8,588	3,632	2,421	194,579	5,061
2007	47,853	17,375	9,255	3,267	2,079	153,060	4,998
2006	48,012	17,484		3,111	2,168	122,318	5,522
2005	48,367	17,833		3,040	2,217	93,485	5,183
2004	48,448	19,178		2,871	2,187	65,786	5,231
2003	47,818	20,426		2,813	2,288	56,769	3,929
2002	47,598	20,624		2,763	2,122	39,806	3,959
2001	49,989	21,423		2,528	2,110	30,038	3,963
2000	51,736	22,050	7,877	2,710	2,465	25,346	4,187
1999	50,029	21,333	6,281	2,439	2,545	15,626	4,061
1998	46,523	19,530		2,271	2,451	13,751	3,809
1997	44,438	17,938		2,237	2,391	12,672	3,344
1996	42,322	18,184	6,997	2,274	2,348	11,628	2,583
1995	38,103	18,630		2,047	2,123	10,011	2,431
1994	36,715	18,384	7,872	2,136	1,748	11,191	2,480
1993	34,752	18,727	7,493	2,165	1,733	12,084	3,623
1992	33,919	18,848	7,568	2,076	1,753	10,022	2,807
1991	32,256	19,230		2,156	1,605	7,372	2,182
1990	30,724	19,310		2,218	2,147	5,832	2,549
1989	31,171	19,732		2,087	2,205	4,749	3,031
1988	31,912	20,536	2,289	1,816	2,158	4,780	2,772
1987	31,597	19,945		1,720	1,970	3,975	2,527
1986	32,169	20,040		1,649	1,866	3,494	2,161
1985	32,202	19,672	2,000	2,149	1,938	4,065	2,092
1984	31,984	19,093		1,784	1,840		2,026
1983	31,658	19,893		1,498	1,889		2,017
1982	30,668	20,530		1,646	1,873		2,000
1981	29,841	20,808		1,718	1,897		2,164
1980	28,683	19,612	6,369	1,876	1,826		1,648

World Bank definition

Patent applications, residents

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.

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