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IP.PAT.RESD

Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across Germany, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, South Africa. 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

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Latest known valuesorted by value

China1.43 m2021
United States262,2442021
Germany39,8222021
United Kingdom11,5922021
Italy10,2812021
Netherlands2,0802021
South Africa1,8042021
Spain1,3082021

Year by year values

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Annual values by country
	Germany	United Kingdom	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	China	South Africa
2021	39,822	11,592	10,281	1,308	2,080	262,244	1.43 m	1,804
2020	42,260	11,990	10,061	1,431	2,198	269,586	1.34 m	542
2019	46,632	12,061	9,229	1,288	2,228	285,113	1.24 m	567
2018	46,617	12,865	8,921	1,525	2,111	285,095	1.39 m	657
2017	47,785	13,301	8,643	2,167	2,241	293,904	1.25 m	728
2016	48,480	13,876	8,848	2,745	2,290	295,327	1.2 m	704
2015	47,384	14,867		2,799	2,207	288,335	968,252	889
2014	48,154	15,196	8,601	2,953	2,294	285,096	801,135	802
2013	47,353	14,972	8,307	3,026	2,315	287,831	704,936	638
2012	46,620	15,370	8,439	3,266	2,375	268,782	535,313	608
2011	46,986	15,343	8,794	3,430	2,585	247,750	415,829	656
2010	47,047	15,490	8,877	3,566	2,527	241,977	293,066	821
2009	47,859	15,985	8,814	3,596	2,575	224,912	229,096	822
2008	49,240	16,523	8,588	3,632	2,421	231,588	194,579	860
2007	47,853	17,375	9,255	3,267	2,079	241,347	153,060	915
2006	48,012	17,484		3,111	2,168	221,784	122,318	866
2005	48,367	17,833		3,040	2,217	207,867	93,485	1,003
2004	48,448	19,178		2,871	2,187	189,536	65,786	956
2003	47,818	20,426		2,813	2,288	188,941	56,769	922
2002	47,598	20,624		2,763	2,122	184,245	39,806	983
2001	49,989	21,423		2,528	2,110	177,513	30,038	966
2000	51,736	22,050	7,877	2,710	2,465	164,795	25,346	895
1999	50,029	21,333	6,281	2,439	2,545	149,251	15,626	138
1998	46,523	19,530		2,271	2,451	134,733	13,751	200
1997	44,438	17,938		2,237	2,391	119,214	12,672	355
1996	42,322	18,184	6,997	2,274	2,348	106,892	11,628	757
1995	38,103	18,630		2,047	2,123	123,962	10,011	883
1994	36,715	18,384	7,872	2,136	1,748	107,233	11,191	935
1993	34,752	18,727	7,493	2,165	1,733	99,955	12,084	904
1992	33,919	18,848	7,568	2,076	1,753	92,425	10,022	888
1991	32,256	19,230		2,156	1,605	87,955	7,372	1,023
1990	30,724	19,310		2,218	2,147	90,643	5,832	1,093
1989	31,171	19,732		2,087	2,205	82,370	4,749	5,134
1988	31,912	20,536	2,289	1,816	2,158	75,192	4,780	4,829
1987	31,597	19,945		1,720	1,970	68,315	3,975	4,922
1986	32,169	20,040		1,649	1,866	65,195	3,494	4,730
1985	32,202	19,672	2,000	2,149	1,938	63,673	4,065	4,051
1984	31,984	19,093		1,784	1,840	61,841		3,874
1983	31,658	19,893		1,498	1,889	59,391		4,240
1982	30,668	20,530		1,646	1,873	63,316		3,017
1981	29,841	20,808		1,718	1,897	62,404		3,340
1980	28,683	19,612	6,369	1,876	1,826	62,098		3,092

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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