Germany vs India: Annual patent applications

Germany
39,822
in 2021
India
26,267
in 2021
Germany rank
5th
India rank
6th

Annual patent applications over time

  • Germany
  • India
020.0k40.0k60.0k198020002021

How they compare

Germany currently reports 39,822 against 26,267 in India, a difference of 13,555.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times India's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 5th and India ranks 6th of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual patent applications
Source
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
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