Metric briefing
Domestic Patents by Country
124 countries • applications • World Bank Open Data
- Top country
- China
- Lowest country
- Samoa
- Source
- World Bank Open Data
What It Measures
Patent Applications (Residents) from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
At a Glance
World average
18.5K
Middle country
146
Low end
1.00
High end
1.43M
Countries
124
Data source
World Map
Highest & Lowest Domestic Patents
Highest Domestic Patents
Lowest Domestic Patents
Worth a Double Take
Biggest ranking jump: #1 China is 1.16 million applications higher than #2 United States (1.43 million applications vs 262.2K applications).
Another sharp ranking jump: #4 South Korea is 146.4K applications higher than #5 Germany (186.2K applications vs 39.8K applications).
Another sharp ranking jump: #2 United States is 39.8K applications higher than #3 Japan (262.2K applications vs 222.5K applications).