1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
Country | Per one million inhabitants | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark | m | m | m | m | 143 | 156 | 164 | 199 | 217 | 255 | 256 | 256 | 278 | 287 | 298 | 303 | 350 | 342 | 302 | 319 | 363 | 328 | 342 | 337 | 335 | 351 | 358 | 372 | 384 |
Germany | 156 | 158 | 162 | 175 | 185 | 222 | 249 | 282 | 309 | 332 | 330 | 327 | 341 | 362 | 375 | 389 | 410 | 377 | 376 | 385 | 382 | 370 | 372 | 375 | 371 | 381 | 398 | 390 | 386 |
Finland | 113 | 151 | 168 | 180 | 192 | 225 | 267 | 310 | 362 | 383 | 382 | 335 | 327 | 368 | 355 | 401 | 398 | 381 | 372 | 394 | 398 | 459 | 423 | 399 | 366 | 381 | 407 | 408 | 406 |
France | 96 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 101 | 112 | 126 | 136 | 149 | 155 | 158 | 156 | 165 | 175 | 178 | 184 | 187 | 183 | 180 | 181 | 187 | 186 | 190 | 195 | 193 | 184 | 193 | 191 | 187 |
Italy | 44 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 69 | 78 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 106 | 113 | 110 | 102 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 93 | 97 | 96 | 100 | 102 | 102 | 106 | 109 |
Netherlands | m | m | m | m | 137 | 162 | 178 | 204 | 227 | 263 | 294 | 268 | 280 | 296 | 291 | 301 | 298 | 294 | 268 | 237 | 270 | 289 | 286 | 292 | 301 | 292 | 315 | 316 | 316 |
Sweden | 148 | 164 | 178 | 214 | 229 | 277 | 324 | 327 | 370 | 407 | 368 | 330 | 323 | 344 | 379 | 423 | 469 | 437 | 398 | 414 | 424 | 464 | 435 | 445 | 445 | 471 | 478 | 470 | 484 |
Spain | m | m | m | m | 14 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 44 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 66 |
United Kingdom | 79 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 100 | 109 | 123 | 142 | 154 | 153 | 147 | 143 | 143 | 144 | 152 | 149 | 136 | 135 | 136 | 139 | 133 | 143 | 144 | 141 | 137 | 140 | 138 | 138 |
European Union
2) | 65 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 78 | 90 | 101 | 112 | 125 | 135 | 135 | 133 | 137 | 145 | 150 | 157 | 161 | 152 | 148 | 150 | 153 | 153 | 154 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 163 | 163 | 163 |
China | m | m | m | m | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 34 | 39 | 41 | 47 |
Japan | 100 | 94 | 97 | 96 | 113 | 130 | 140 | 151 | 179 | 214 | 208 | 222 | 247 | 278 | 285 | 288 | 303 | 279 | 293 | 343 | 378 | 390 | 375 | 379 | 387 | 407 | 432 | 448 | 430 |
Canada | 33 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 69 | 74 | 92 | 104 | 108 | 106 | 110 | 120 | 134 | 140 | 138 | 117 | 122 | 133 | 127 | 131 | 130 | 114 | 113 | 114 | 110 | 114 | 112 |
Korea | m | m | m | m | 13 | 15 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 61 | 72 | 90 | 120 | 153 | 181 | 202 | 203 | 190 | 226 | 247 | 272 | 294 | 308 | 325 | 341 | 343 | 347 | 383 | 410 |
Russian Federation | m | m | m | m | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Switzerland | m | m | m | m | 309 | 350 | 390 | 437 | 467 | 520 | 534 | 507 | 533 | 591 | 626 | 630 | 672 | 604 | 584 | 620 | 600 | 618 | 604 | 586 | 612 | 614 | 631 | 650 | 640 |
United States | 89 | 92 | 95 | 101 | 112 | 123 | 140 | 147 | 173 | 193 | 186 | 182 | 189 | 201 | 210 | 212 | 199 | 173 | 167 | 174 | 189 | 198 | 216 | 200 | 200 | 201 | 204 | 203 | 204 |
Source: Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ("Data base: European Patent Office (PATSTAT), OECD, World Bank", calculations)
Notes:
1) Inventions registered in the European Patent Office or at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
2) The category European Union represents those countries that were members of the EU in the respective year of reference.
m = data not available.
Last update: June 22, 2022
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