Grants of patents (number)

China has the highest Grants of patents (number) (2023) of any country, at 920,797 number. It is followed by United States of America (315,245) and Japan…

Grants of patents (number) — 141 countries (number)
1China920,797
2United States of America315,245
3Japan209,368
4South Korea134,734
5India76,053
6Canada27,504
7Russia23,406
8Germany22,363
9Brazil18,287
10Australia15,573
11Hong Kong10,866
12Mexico10,471
13France10,105
14United Kingdom8,377
15Italy8,348
16South Africa8,118
17Indonesia6,429
18Malaysia5,211
19Singapore5,163
20Israel4,928
21Thailand4,453
22North Korea4,013
23Vietnam3,668
24Netherlands3,453
25Saudi Arabia2,718
26Turkey2,446
27Poland2,261
28Luxembourg2,151
29Chile1,945
30New Zealand1,939
31Iran1,901
32Philippines1,747
33Argentina1,703
34United Arab Emirates1,276
35Ukraine1,158
36Belgium1,114
37Colombia1,083
38Nigeria1,081
39Austria990
40Sweden835
41Norway758
42Spain754
43Peru690
44Algeria668
45Switzerland662
46Morocco644
47Finland586
48Kazakhstan492
49Czechia458
50Iraq405
51Uzbekistan337
52Denmark326
53Tunisia324
54Romania314
55Egypt295
56Panama284
57Uruguay284
58Belarus248
59Costa Rica240
60Greece230
61Sri Lanka200
62Qatar174
63Jordan158
64Liberia158
65Bahrain140
66Slovenia135
67Pakistan133
68Georgia124
69Hungary123
70Dominican Rep.121
71Cambodia119
72Slovakia119
73Sudan117
74Bulgaria114
75Portugal107
76Latvia105
77Laos97
78Jamaica96
79Mongolia77
80Lithuania70
81Honduras68
82Ecuador67
83Venezuela58
84El Salvador56
85Bangladesh54
86Kenya53
87Ireland51
88Kyrgyzstan50
89Cuba48
90Syria47
91Moldova46
92Brunei45
93Gambia45
94Oman42
95Trinidad and Tobago37
96Paraguay34
97Guatemala33
98Madagascar32
99eSwatini30
100Dem. Rep. Congo27
101Zimbabwe27
102Uganda26
103North Macedonia23
104Serbia23
105Kuwait22
106Tanzania22
107Zambia17
108Angola16
109Congo15
110Fiji15
111Macau14
112Ethiopia14
113Guyana14
114Mozambique14
115Papua New Guinea14
116Albania13
117Estonia13
118Malta13
119Haiti10
120Iceland8
121Tajikistan8
122Barbados7
123Lesotho7
124Montenegro7
125Armenia5
126Bosnia and Herz.5
127Rwanda5
128Sierra Leone5
129Croatia4
130MUS4
131Bolivia3
132Namibia3
133Nepal3
134Belize2
135Botswana2
136Djibouti2
137Yemen2
138Burundi1
139Cyprus1
140Malawi1
141Nicaragua1

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