Which country has the highest Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022?

Japan has the highest Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022, at 7,561,395, followed by United States (6,184,653) and China (4,570,636).

Which country has the lowest Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022?

Djibouti has the lowest Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022, at 1.

What is the median Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022 across countries?

The median is 1,201 across the 169 countries with data.

Where does this inventions by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: IP Statistics - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Japan has the highest Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022 (7,561,395), followed by United States (6,184,653) and China (4,570,636). Djibouti has the lowest (1).

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

1,201

Middle half 130 – 15.6K

Average

179,095

169 countries

Highest

7,561,395

Japan

Lowest

Djibouti

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193 countries · # = rank by Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022

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1	Japan	7,561,395	4,870,278	2,691,156
2	United States	6,184,653	3,650,830	2,533,823
3	China	4,570,636	4,217,813	352,827
4	South Korea	2,381,994	1,758,230	623,864
5	Germany	2,283,121	926,200	1,356,927
6	Russia	1,529,886	1,480,184	49,702
7	France	1,114,128	539,120	575,008
8	United Kingdom	606,871	213,960	392,911
9	Switzerland	467,941	105,080	380,753
10	Netherlands	408,278	105,542	302,736
11	Italy	382,596	201,036	23,176
12	Sweden	335,383	105,730	229,653
13	Canada	290,377	69,530	220,847
14	Finland	173,330	54,203	119,127
15	Austria	166,749	67,725	99,024
16	Belgium	148,296	43,798	107,006
17	Spain	138,132	80,098	58,034
18	India	133,808	55,075	78,734
19	Denmark	115,910	25,630	90,280
20	Poland	112,841	103,115	9,726
21	Israel	109,744	17,643	102,657
22	Ukraine	91,312	85,490	6,453
23	Iran	76,225	75,437	819
24	Norway	69,382	20,636	48,746
25	North Korea	60,018	59,859	336
26	Czechia	56,011	45,996	10,022
27	Romania	48,436	46,671	1,765
28	Singapore	47,143	8,647	38,498
29	South Africa	42,811	26,253	16,588
30	Brazil	38,763	24,302	15,919
31	Turkey	36,020	26,961	9,357
32	Hungary	35,039	22,769	12,207
33	Belarus	31,756	21,237	11,259
34	New Zealand	30,489	12,408	18,081
35	Luxembourg	27,725	6,384	23,249
36	Kazakhstan	24,968	21,905	4,254
37	Ireland	24,327	3,893	39,470
38	Greece	23,478	19,145	4,508
39	Saudi Arabia	21,536	2,976	19,158
40	Mexico	18,741	9,941	8,800
41	Hong Kong	17,266	2,403	14,864
42	Argentina	17,224	13,648	3,596
43	Malaysia	15,644	8,068	7,576
44	Liechtenstein	14,981	3,297	11,684
45	Australia	13,214	32,959	100,772
46	Bulgaria	12,708	10,757	1,951
47	Portugal	8,984	3,974	5,010
48	Uzbekistan	8,350	8,095	255
49	Slovenia	7,550	5,220	3,996
50	Chile	6,726	3,701	3,025
51	Thailand	5,652	2,669	2,983
52	Azerbaijan	5,582	3,170	2,412
53	Cameroon	4,911	288	4,638
54	Indonesia	4,701	4,524	464
55	Slovakia	4,483	2,462	2,021
56	Moldova	4,410	3,955	467
57	Latvia	4,190	3,199	1,124
58	Colombia	3,838	2,781	1,083
59	Georgia	3,804	3,644	160
60	Lithuania	3,464	2,707	757
61	Armenia	3,454	2,980	474
62	Ivory Coast	3,352	197	3,159
63	Morocco	2,884	2,356	635
64	Sudan	2,862	2,852	14
65	Malta	2,791	599	2,221
66	Egypt	2,760	2,045	715
67	Barbados	2,689	9	6,576
68	Philippines	2,602	1,300	1,302
69	United Arab Emirates	2,557	64	2,622
70	Iceland	2,460	523	1,937
71	Kyrgyzstan	2,428	2,000	437
72	Cuba	2,406	1,144	1,599
73	Senegal	2,334	136	2,202
74	Iraq	2,257	2,241	34
75	Serbia	2,231	1,322	909
76	Sri Lanka	2,183	2,005	190
77	Vietnam	2,172	1,619	553
78	Mongolia	2,162	2,130	53
79	Croatia	2,145	859	1,286
80	Monaco	2,013	638	1,375
81	Estonia	1,875	561	1,314
82	Venezuela	1,872	1,762	552
83	Cyprus	1,500	202	2,908
84	Syria	1,249	1,214	65
85	Uruguay	1,201	324	1,135
86	Pakistan	934	703	235
86	Peru	934	670	265
88	Mali	908	52	857
89	Tunisia	874	830	210
90	Bahamas	852	15	1,448
91	Algeria	840	782	62
92	Panama	751	145	801
93	Burkina Faso	749	44	707
94	Jordan	744	301	444
95	Benin	743	43	702
96	Niger	689	40	653
97	Bangladesh	568	542	116
98	Republic of the Congo	546	55	516
99	Mauritius	522	11	674
100	Macau	516	6	512
101	Costa Rica	514	139	375
102	Togo	487	28	459
103	North Macedonia	456	435	45
104	Kenya	434	174	260
105	Gabon	411	24	396
106	Lebanon	399	327	340
107	Chad	380	22	368
108	San Marino	350	126	378
109	Tajikistan	314	147	282
110	Seychelles	288	4	650
111	Zimbabwe	286	273	260
112	Guinea	280	13	270
113	Guatemala	279	218	62
114	Zambia	267	68	199
114	Qatar	267	27	446
116	Dominican Republic	256	185	91
117	Trinidad and Tobago	242	144	117
118	Haiti	235	235	2
119	Turkmenistan	231	231	52
120	Bosnia and Herzegovina	220	166	48
121	Ecuador	192	122	113
122	Central African Republic	177	10	170
123	Equatorial Guinea	175	—	175
124	Mauritania	170	10	163
125	Jamaica	162	77	116
126	Montenegro	145	132	23
127	Honduras	130	126	6
128	Madagascar	123	109	14
129	Belize	118	—	174
130	Samoa	105	4	265
131	Yemen	104	44	61
132	El Salvador	101	81	31
133	Namibia	96	68	53
134	Oman	95	8	116
135	Andorra	83	7	201
136	Mozambique	81	81	4
137	DR Congo	76	73	8
138	Burundi	74	28	63
139	Bolivia	69	62	22
140	Eswatini	65	—	1,851
141	Albania	55	38	22
142	Bahrain	52	4	128
142	Brunei	52	15	121
144	Paraguay	50	11	65
145	Rwanda	41	39	3
146	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	32	—	159
147	Ethiopia	31	12	21
147	Guyana	31	31	3
149	Nepal	28	26	18
150	Tanzania	26	5	31
151	Malawi	24	22	4
152	Nicaragua	18	16	8
153	Guinea-Bissau	17	1	16
154	Botswana	16	2	25
155	Liberia	15	15	11
156	Ghana	14	13	29
157	Cambodia	11	—	14
157	Comoros	11	—	11
159	Nigeria	10	10	86
160	Lesotho	8	8	12
161	Uganda	5	4	8
161	Laos	5	—	7
163	Sao Tome and Principe	4	—	6
163	Dominica	4	—	17
165	Papua New Guinea	3	—	4
166	Fiji	2	2	9
166	Bhutan	2	2	1
168	Somalia	1	1	—
168	Djibouti	1	—	2
—	Myanmar	—	—	8
—	Afghanistan	—	—	43
—	Angola	—	—	7
—	South Sudan	—	—	1
—	Sierra Leone	—	—	9
—	Libya	—	—	5
—	Kuwait	—	—	801
—	Eritrea	—	—	4
—	Suriname	—	—	6
—	Maldives	—	—	2
—	Cape Verde	—	—	3
—	Vanuatu	—	—	30
—	Curacao	—	—	148
—	Saint Lucia	—	—	4
—	Kiribati	—	—	43
—	Grenada	—	—	5
—	Tonga	—	—	35
—	Antigua and Barbuda	—	—	246
—	Saint Kitts and Nevis	—	—	98
—	Sint Maarten	—	—	4
—	Marshall Islands	—	—	44
—	Palau	—	—	13
—	Cook Islands	—	—	27
—	Nauru	—	—	1

What correlates with Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022?

Pearson r against 1,444 other country metrics sharing at least 102 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022 tend to score higher on these

Consumer SpendingConsumer Spending by Country
r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 134
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Manufacturing ValueManufacturing by Country
r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 120
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Twitter/X UsersTwitter/X Users by Country
r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 159
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WHO Assessed ContributionsWHO Funding by Country
r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 164
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EGMsSlot Machines by Country
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 114
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Assessed ContributionUN Funding by Country
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 167
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022 tend to score lower on these

US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 168
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% of Children Ever BreastfedBreastfeeding Rates by Country
r = −0.37 · moderate · n = 110
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ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.33 · moderate · n = 169
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Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
r = −0.31 · moderate · n = 109
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Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 120
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Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
r = −0.29 · weak · n = 134
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022?: Japan has the highest Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022, at 7,561,395, followed by United States (6,184,653) and China (4,570,636).
Which country has the lowest Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022?: Djibouti has the lowest Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022, at 1.
What is the median Patent Grants (Total) 1980-2022 across countries?: The median is 1,201 across the 169 countries with data.
Where does this inventions by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: IP Statistics - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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