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Indicator : Total patents in USPTO (Patent)

Description : The indicator shows the number of total granted patents in USPTO. According to WIPO, a patent is an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem. To get a patent, technical information about the invention must be disclosed to the public in a patent application.

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Total patents in USPTO (Patent)

		2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
	World	326,971	334,674 2.356	352,587 5.352	341,104 -3.257	392,617 15.102	390,576 -0.52	
1	USA	164,919 1 50.44	170,006 1 50.8 3.085 34	180,549 1 51.21 6.202 43	172,674 1 50.62 -4.362 38	198,766 1 50.63 15.111 41	196,443 1 50.3 -1.169 38	
2	Japan	55,351 2 16.93	52,961 2 15.82 -4.318 46	53,365 2 15.14 0.763 56	50,944 2 14.94 -4.537 39	57,465 2 14.64 12.8 50	55,205 2 14.13 -3.933 50	
3	China	8,706 6 2.66	10,975 6 3.28 26.062 16	14,038 5 3.98 27.909 26	16,101 5 4.72 14.696 19	22,294 4 5.68 38.463 17	25,737 3 6.59 15.444 22	
4	South Korea	20,703 3 6.33	22,618 3 6.76 9.25 26	23,539 3 6.68 4.072 50	22,764 3 6.67 -3.292 36	24,743 3 6.3 8.694 58	24,587 4 6.3 -0.63 37	
5	Germany	16,618 4 5.08	16,563 4 4.95 -0.331 40	17,356 4 4.92 4.788 45	16,273 4 4.77 -6.24 44	18,701 5 4.76 14.92 42	17,907 5 4.58 -4.246 53	
6	Taiwan	13,179 5 4.03	12,823 5 3.83 -2.701 43	12,603 6 3.57 -1.716 59	11,618 6 3.41 -7.816 50	12,412 6 3.16 6.834 61	12,805 6 3.28 3.166 32	
7	France	7,100 7 2.17	6,711 7 2.01 -5.479 48	6,919 7 1.96 3.099 54	6,486 7 1.9 -6.258 45	7,142 7 1.82 10.114 55	6,844 7 1.75 -4.173 52	
8	UK	4,777 9 1.46	4,892 9 1.46 2.407 35	5,478 8 1.55 11.979 33	5,468 8 1.6 -0.183 33	6,484 8 1.65 18.581 33	6,217 8 1.59 -4.118 51	
9	Canada	5,528 8 1.69	5,072 8 1.52 -8.249 54	5,417 9 1.54 6.802 41	5,064 9 1.48 -6.517 47	6,002 9 1.53 18.523 34	5,779 9 1.48 -3.715 49	
10	Switzerland	4,598 10 1.41	4,613 10 1.38 0.326 39	4,974 10 1.41 7.826 40	4,585 10 1.34 -7.821 51	5,266 10 1.34 14.853 43	4,983 10 1.28 -5.374 54	
11	Netherlands	4,065 11 1.24	4,233 11 1.26 4.133 32	4,387 11 1.24 3.638 51	4,402 11 1.29 0.342 32	4,917 11 1.25 11.699 51	4,799 11 1.23 -2.4 42	
12	Sweden	3,438 12 1.05	3,560 12 1.06 3.549 33	3,722 12 1.06 4.551 46	3,596 12 1.05 -3.385 37	3,993 12 1.02 11.04 53	3,774 12 0.97 -5.485 55	
13	Italy	2,243 13 0.69	2,364 13 0.71 5.395 30	2,466 13 0.7 4.315 47	2,623 13 0.77 6.367 24	2,865 13 0.73 9.226 57	2,863 13 0.73 -0.07 36	
14	Singapore	1,662 14 0.51	1,865 14 0.56 12.214 24	1,905 15 0.54 2.145 55	1,791 14 0.53 -5.984 43	2,029 14 0.52 13.289 48	1,977 14 0.51 -2.563 44	
15	Australia	1,534 16 0.47	1,405 16 0.42 -8.409 55	1,536 16 0.44 9.324 37	1,549 15 0.45 0.846 30	1,764 15 0.45 13.88 45	1,903 15 0.49 7.88 28	
16	Ireland	764 21 0.23	833 21 0.25 9.031 27	831 21 0.24 -0.24 57	1,083 20 0.32 30.325 14	1,572 17 0.4 45.152 14	1,578 16 0.4 0.382 35	
17	Finland	1,662 14 0.51	1,826 15 0.55 9.868 25	1,927 14 0.55 5.531 44	1,522 16 0.45 -21.017 65	1,664 16 0.42 9.33 56	1,557 17 0.4 -6.43 56	
18	Denmark	1,175 17 0.36	1,197 17 0.36 1.872 36	1,236 18 0.35 3.258 53	1,244 17 0.36 0.647 31	1,433 18 0.36 15.193 40	1,397 18 0.36 -2.512 43	
19	Belgium	982 18 0.3	1,039 19 0.31 5.804 28	1,148 19 0.33 10.491 34	1,144 19 0.34 -0.348 34	1,294 19 0.33 13.112 49	1,254 19 0.32 -3.091 46	
20	Austria	965 19 0.3	1,104 18 0.33 14.404 21	1,266 17 0.36 14.674 31	1,164 18 0.34 -8.057 52	1,294 19 0.33 11.168 52	1,181 20 0.3 -8.733 59	
21	India	897 20 0.27	909 20 0.27 1.338 38	1,045 20 0.3 14.961 30	1,036 21 0.3 -0.861 35	1,218 21 0.31 17.568 36	1,179 21 0.3 -3.202 47	
22	Saudi Arabia	409 25 0.13	517 25 0.15 26.406 15	664 23 0.19 28.433 25	778 22 0.23 17.169 18	1,046 22 0.27 34.447 21	1,086 22 0.28 3.824 30	
23	Spain	668 22 0.2	607 22 0.18 -9.132 57	669 22 0.19 10.214 35	625 23 0.18 -6.577 48	729 23 0.19 16.64 38	733 23 0.19 0.549 34	
24	Norway	542 24 0.17	527 24 0.16 -2.768 44	549 24 0.16 4.175 49	566 24 0.17 3.097 27	615 24 0.16 8.657 59	651 24 0.17 5.854 29	
25	Luxembourg	641 23 0.2	548 23 0.16 -14.509 60	504 25 0.14 -8.029 66	440 25 0.13 -12.698 58	525 25 0.13 19.318 30	437 25 0.11 -16.762 66	
26	New Zealand	280 26 0.09	274 26 0.08 -2.143 42	299 26 0.08 9.124 39	319 26 0.09 6.689 23	375 26 0.1 17.555 37	409 26 0.1 9.067 27	
27	Brazil	278 27 0.09	258 27 0.08 -7.194 52	269 27 0.08 4.264 48	244 27 0.07 -9.294 56	269 27 0.07 10.246 54	265 27 0.07 -1.487 39	
28	Russia	257 28 0.08	240 28 0.07 -6.615 51	262 28 0.07 9.167 38	223 28 0.07 -14.885 60	235 28 0.06 5.381 62	261 28 0.07 11.064 25	
29	Liechtenstein	154 29 0.05	149 30 0.04 -3.247 45	148 32 0.04 -0.671 58	163 30 0.05 10.135 22	221 29 0.06 35.583 20	215 29 0.06 -2.715 45	
30	Czech Republic	61 39 0.02	87 35 0.03 42.623 11	101 35 0.03 16.092 29	149 33 0.04 47.525 8	193 31 0.05 29.53 24	190 30 0.05 -1.554 40	
31	Turkey	105 33 0.03	111 33 0.03 5.714 29	171 30 0.05 54.054 16	160 31 0.05 -6.433 46	202 30 0.05 26.25 25	175 31 0.04 -13.366 62	
32	Poland	142 31 0.04	149 30 0.04 4.93 31	154 31 0.04 3.356 52	173 29 0.05 12.338 21	179 33 0.05 3.468 64	164 32 0.04 -8.38 58	
33	Thailand	57 41 0.02	52 41 0.02 -8.772 56	73 41 0.02 40.385 22	74 39 0.02 1.37 29	115 37 0.03 55.405 11	150 33 0.04 30.435 15	
34	Mexico	138 32 0.04	157 29 0.05 13.768 23	208 29 0.06 32.484 24	160 31 0.05 -23.077 67	182 32 0.05 13.75 46	147 34 0.04 -19.231 68	
35	South Africa	145 30 0.04	147 32 0.04 1.379 37	136 33 0.04 -7.483 65	129 34 0.04 -5.147 41	149 34 0.04 15.504 39	131 35 0.03 -12.081 61	
36	UAE	52 42 0.02	65 38 0.02 25 17	93 37 0.03 43.077 20	85 37 0.02 -8.602 54	116 36 0.03 36.471 18	129 36 0.03 11.207 24	
37	Iran	31 48 0.01	29 48 0.01 -6.452 50	40 46 0.01 37.931 23	54 43 0.02 35 10	87 39 0.02 61.111 8	120 37 0.03 37.931 12	
38	Cyprus	68 35 0.02	87 35 0.03 27.941 14	130 34 0.04 49.425 18	118 35 0.03 -9.231 55	118 35 0.03 0	114 38 0.03 -3.39 48	
39	Portugal	46 44 0.01	78 37 0.02 69.565 6	93 37 0.03 19.231 28	79 38 0.02 -15.054 61	103 38 0.03 30.38 22	94 39 0.02 -8.738 60	
40	Malaysia	93 34 0.03	106 34 0.03 13.978 22	99 36 0.03 -6.604 64	102 36 0.03 3.03 28	77 42 0.02 -24.51 68	91 40 0.02 18.182 19	
41	Hungary	68 35 0.02	58 40 0.02 -14.706 61	82 39 0.02 41.379 21	66 40 0.02 -19.512 64	79 41 0.02 19.697 29	80 41 0.02 1.266 33	
42	Iceland	66 37 0.02	62 39 0.02 -6.061 49	71 42 0.02 14.516 32	55 42 0.02 -22.535 66	63 43 0.02 14.545 44	73 42 0.02 15.873 21	
43	Greece	49 43 0.01	48 42 0.01 -2.041 41	74 40 0.02 54.167 15	64 41 0.02 -13.514 59	83 40 0.02 29.688 23	71 43 0.02 -14.458 63	
44	Slovenia	39 47 0.01	46 45 0.01 17.949 18	49 43 0.01 6.522 42	52 44 0.02 6.122 25	54 46 0.01 3.846 63	56 44 0.01 3.704 31	
45	Chile	61 39 0.02	48 42 0.01 -21.311 63	47 44 0.01 -2.083 60	38 45 0.01 -19.149 63	55 45 0.01 44.737 15	54 45 0.01 -1.818 41	
46	Ukraine	13 55 0	17 53 0.01 30.769 13	27 48 0.01 58.824 14	32 50 0.01 18.519 17	38 49 0.01 18.75 31	53 46 0.01 39.474 10	
47	Argentina	43 45 0.01	41 46 0.01 -4.651 47	39 47 0.01 -4.878 62	37 46 0.01 -5.128 40	59 44 0.02 59.459 9	47 47 0.01 -20.339 69	
48	Colombia	30 49 0.01	35 47 0.01 16.667 19	24 49 0.01 -31.429 74	36 47 0.01 50 6	33 50 0.01 -8.333 65	46 48 0.01 39.394 11	
49	Slovakia	19 53 0.01	10 61 0 -47.368 70	17 54 0 70 10	18 53 0.01 5.882 26	18 53 0 0	30 49 0.01 66.667 6	
50	Qatar	8 63 0	13 56 0 62.5 7	22 51 0.01 69.231 11	29 51 0.01 31.818 13	31 51 0.01 6.897 60	29 50 0.01 -6.452 57	
51	Estonia	25 50 0.01	23 49 0.01 -8 53	22 51 0.01 -4.348 61	34 48 0.01 54.545 5	41 48 0.01 20.588 28	27 51 0.01 -34.146 73	
52	Vietnam	7 66 0	13 56 0 85.714 5	10 63 0 -23.077 73	15 56 0 50 6	15 57 0 0	27 51 0.01 80 4	
53	Kuwait	64 38 0.02	48 42 0.01 -25 64	45 45 0.01 -6.25 63	33 49 0.01 -26.667 68	45 47 0.01 36.364 19	27 51 0.01 -40 74	
54	Lithuania	11 60 0	21 51 0.01 90.909 4	18 53 0.01 -14.286 69	15 56 0 -16.667 62	17 55 0 13.333 47	26 54 0.01 52.941 8	
55	Philippines	23 52 0.01	16 54 0 -30.435 66	23 50 0.01 43.75 19	23 52 0.01 0	18 53 0 -21.739 67	18 55 0 0	
56	Costa rica	10 61 0	20 52 0.01 100 2	10 63 0 -50 77	6 69 0 -40 72	9 66 0 50 13	16 56 0 77.778 5	
57	Latvia	5 70 0	8 67 0 60 8	8 66 0 0	9 61 0 12.5 20	11 61 0 22.222 27	14 57 0 27.273 16	
58	Egypt	13 55 0	13 56 0 0	11 59 0 -15.385 70	16 54 0 45.455 9	10 64 0 -37.5 74	14 57 0 40 9	
59	Pakistan	13 55 0	15 55 0 15.385 20	12 58 0 -20 71	11 59 0 -8.333 53	17 55 0 54.545 12	13 59 0 -23.529 70	
60	Lebanon	7 66 0	11 59 0 57.143 9	10 63 0 -9.091 67	7 66 0 -30 69	11 61 0 57.143 10	12 60 0 9.091 26	
61	Romania	12 58 0	9 65 0 -25 64	8 66 0 -11.111 68	7 66 0 -12.5 57	5 73 0 -28.571 71	12 60 0 140 2	
62	Peru	6 69 0	4 71 0 -33.333 67	11 59 0 175 4	6 69 0 -45.455 75	10 64 0 66.667 5	12 60 0 20 17	
63	Croatia	8 63 0	7 69 0 -12.5 59	13 56 0 85.714 9	12 58 0 -7.692 49	15 57 0 25 26	11 63 0 -26.667 71	
64	Uruguay	4 73 0	10 61 0 150 1	6 69 0 -40 75	8 63 0 33.333 11	13 59 0 62.5 7	11 63 0 -15.385 64	
65	Bulgaria	43 45 0.01	22 50 0.01 -48.837 71	17 54 0 -22.727 72	16 54 0 -5.882 42	19 52 0 18.75 31	10 65 0 -47.368 76	
66	Indonesia	7 66 0	10 61 0 42.857 10	5 71 0 -50 77	3 77 0 -40 72	6 69 0 100 4	10 65 0 66.667 6	
67	Serbia	2 78 0	2 75 0 0	4 75 0 100 5	5 71 0 25 15	11 61 0 120 3	9 67 0 -18.182 67	
68	Panama	9 62 0	8 67 0 -11.111 58	13 56 0 62.5 13	8 63 0 -38.462 71	7 67 0 -12.5 66	8 68 0 14.286 23	
69	Jamaica	4 73 0	4 71 0 0	8 66 0 100 5	2 83 0 -75 80	6 69 0 200 2	7 69 0 16.667 20	
70	Kazakhstan	5 70 0	3 73 0 -40 68	6 69 0 100 5	3 77 0 -50 76	5 73 0 66.667 5	6 70 0 20 17	
71	Angola			3 78 0	1 85 0 -66.667 79	6 69 0 500 1	6 70 0 0	
72	Belarus	3 76 0	3 73 0 0	5 71 0 66.667 12	9 61 0 80 4	6 69 0 -33.333 72	5 72 0 -16.667 65	
73	Georgia	3 76 0	1 78 0 -66.667 73	3 78 0 200 2	4 74 0 33.333 11	3 75 0 -25 69	4 73 0 33.333 13	
74	Cuba	12 58 0	10 61 0 -16.667 62	11 59 0 10 36	7 66 0 -36.364 70	3 75 0 -57.143 76	4 73 0 33.333 13	
75	North Korea	8 63 0	11 59 0 37.5 12	4 75 0 -63.636 79	5 71 0 25 15	7 67 0 40 16	4 73 0 -42.857 75	
76	Bahrain	0	0	3 78 0	3 77 0 0	2 81 0 -33.333 72	4 73 0 100 3	
77	Armenia	1 82 0	2 75 0 100 2	0	4 74 0	1 83 0 -75 77	3 77 0 200 1	
78	Paraguay	1 82 0	0	0	3 77 0	0	3 77 0	
79	Oman	4 73 0	0	5 71 0	5 71 0 0	3 75 0 -40 75	3 77 0 0	
80	Venezuela	25 50 0.01	7 69 0 -72 74	4 75 0 -42.857 76	4 74 0 0	3 75 0 -25 69	2 80 0 -33.333 72	
81	Jordan	15 54 0	9 65 0 -40 68	11 59 0 22.222 27	11 59 0 0	13 59 0 18.182 35	2 80 0 -84.615 78	
82	Nigeria	0	1 78 0	3 78 0 200 2	0	0	2 80 0	
83	Azerbaijan	2 78 0	1 78 0 -50 72	2 83 0 100 5	1 85 0 -50 76	1 83 0 0	1 83 0 0	
84	Syria	2 78 0	0	2 83 0	1 85 0 -50 76	1 83 0 0	1 83 0 0	
85	Morocco	5 70 0	0	2 83 0	8 63 0 300 1	1 83 0 -87.5 78	1 83 0 0	
86	Uzbekistan	1 82 0	1 78 0 0	1 86 0 0	3 77 0 200 2	3 75 0 0	1 83 0 -66.667 77	
87	Iraq	1 82 0	0	1 86 0	0	0	1 83 0	
88	Bosnia	0	1 78 0	1 86 0 0	1 85 0 0	0	0	
89	Bangladesh	0	1 78 0	5 71 0 400 1	3 77 0 -40 72	3 75 0 0	0	
90	Yemen	0	1 78 0	1 86 0 0	0	0	0	
91	Tunisia	2 78 0	2 75 0 0	3 78 0 50 17	0	2 81 0	0	
92	Algeria	1 82 0	1 78 0 0	1 86 0 0	2 83 0 100 3	0	0	
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