Technology

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IP.PAT.RESD

Countries compared

8 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 39,822 for Germany in 2021, over a series running from 1980 to 2021 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (United States, 262,244) to the lowest (Slovakia, 146).

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Annual values by country
	Germany	United Kingdom	Italy	Spain	Netherlands	United States	Philippines	Slovakia
2021	39,822	11,592	10,281	1,308	2,080	262,244	490	146
2020	42,260	11,990	10,061	1,431	2,198	269,586	476	206
2019	46,632	12,061	9,229	1,288	2,228	285,113	501	206
2018	46,617	12,865	8,921	1,525	2,111	285,095	529	217
2017	47,785	13,301	8,643	2,167	2,241	293,904	323	183
2016	48,480	13,876	8,848	2,745	2,290	295,327	327	220
2015	47,384	14,867		2,799	2,207	288,335	375	228
2014	48,154	15,196	8,601	2,953	2,294	285,096	334	211
2013	47,353	14,972	8,307	3,026	2,315	287,831	220	184
2012	46,620	15,370	8,439	3,266	2,375	268,782	162	168
2011	46,986	15,343	8,794	3,430	2,585	247,750	186	224
2010	47,047	15,490	8,877	3,566	2,527	241,977	170	234
2009	47,859	15,985	8,814	3,596	2,575	224,912	172	176
2008	49,240	16,523	8,588	3,632	2,421	231,588	216	167
2007	47,853	17,375	9,255	3,267	2,079	241,347	225	239
2006	48,012	17,484		3,111	2,168	221,784	223	193
2005	48,367	17,833		3,040	2,217	207,867	210	155
2004	48,448	19,178		2,871	2,187	189,536	158	215
2003	47,818	20,426		2,813	2,288	188,941	141	210
2002	47,598	20,624		2,763	2,122	184,245	149	259
2001	49,989	21,423		2,528	2,110	177,513	135	246
2000	51,736	22,050	7,877	2,710	2,465	164,795	154	236
1999	50,029	21,333	6,281	2,439	2,545	149,251	144	213
1998	46,523	19,530		2,271	2,451	134,733	163	213
1997	44,438	17,938		2,237	2,391	119,214	125	224
1996	42,322	18,184	6,997	2,274	2,348	106,892	163	195
1995	38,103	18,630		2,047	2,123	123,962	169	269
1994	36,715	18,384	7,872	2,136	1,748	107,233	181	248
1993	34,752	18,727	7,493	2,165	1,733	99,955	178	282
1992	33,919	18,848	7,568	2,076	1,753	92,425	133
1991	32,256	19,230		2,156	1,605	87,955	147
1990	30,724	19,310		2,218	2,147	90,643	147
1989	31,171	19,732		2,087	2,205	82,370	71
1988	31,912	20,536	2,289	1,816	2,158	75,192	86
1987	31,597	19,945		1,720	1,970	68,315	76
1986	32,169	20,040		1,649	1,866	65,195	75
1985	32,202	19,672	2,000	2,149	1,938	63,673	91
1984	31,984	19,093		1,784	1,840	61,841	102
1983	31,658	19,893		1,498	1,889	59,391	63
1982	30,668	20,530		1,646	1,873	63,316	134
1981	29,841	20,808		1,718	1,897	62,404	91
1980	28,683	19,612	6,369	1,876	1,826	62,098	119

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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