Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre by country
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
157
Highest
15.9 units per square kilometre
Singapore
Lowest
0 units per square kilometre
Tanzania
Median
0.0012 units per square kilometre
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
5,019
What the numbers show
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 15.9 units per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is 0 units per square kilometre in Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0012 units per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.2915 units per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Gambia (up 4,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Samoa (down 97.9%).
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 15.9 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 14.71 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 3 | San Marino | 8.51 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 167.4% | rising |
| 4 | Macao | 1.47 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 1.44 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4,026.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Monaco | 0.9597 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 7 | South Korea | 0.517 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Bahrain | 0.4838 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Tuvalu | 0.3462 units per square kilometre | 2022 | — | rising |
| 10 | Israel | 0.3149 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 0.1912 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 12 | Qatar | 0.0965 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 132.5% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 0.0549 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 14 | Grenada | 0.05 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0467 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 130.9% | rising |
| 16 | Malta | 0.0413 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 0.0376 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 339.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Kuwait | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1,664.9% | volatile |
| 19 | United States | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 21 | Seychelles | 0.0306 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Barbados | 0.0278 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 68.5% | falling |
| 23 | Vietnam | 0.0277 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Brunei | 0.026 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 25 | New Zealand | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 26 | Andorra | 0.0214 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 234.8% | rising |
| 27 | Malaysia | 0.0193 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0177 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 50.5% | rising |
| 29 | China | 0.0166 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 0.0153 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 31 | India | 0.0141 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 36.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 199.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 34 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | 2001 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 38 | Gambia | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 4,300.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Tonga | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mexico | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 42 | South Africa | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 43 | Switzerland | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 44 | El Salvador | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 45 | Morocco | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 244.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Denmark | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Kiribati | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Bahamas | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 2017 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 50 | Indonesia | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 2,847.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 53 | Jamaica | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 54 | Italy | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 57 | Australia | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 58 | Canada | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritius | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Jordan | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Sri Lanka | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 32.5% | rising |
| 63 | Dominica | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 64 | France | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Oman | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 122.0% | rising |
| 66 | Brazil | 0.0024 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 68 | Uruguay | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3,545.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Guatemala | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 71 | Austria | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Honduras | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Colombia | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Norway | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Georgia | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 78 | Egypt | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 79 | Slovenia | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Hungary | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Argentina | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 83 | Belize | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 84 | Ireland | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Paraguay | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Cambodia | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Peru | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Sweden | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Samoa | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Haiti | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 2014 | up 280.0% | flat |
| 91 | Nigeria | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 2020 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 92 | Pakistan | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 158.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Portugal | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 194.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 96 | Czechia | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkey | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Russia | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 68.0% | rising |
| 99 | Bhutan | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 199.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Djibouti | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 101 | Nepal | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2017 | up 186.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Poland | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Cuba | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Romania | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Spain | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Belarus | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Venezuela | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 85.7% | falling |
| 110 | Cyprus | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Armenia | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Iran | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 189.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovakia | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Laos | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Bolivia | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Finland | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Iraq | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Moldova | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Algeria | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Serbia | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Rwanda | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Syria | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Eswatini | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Croatia | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Kazakhstan | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Guyana | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 127 | Lithuania | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Congo | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 1996 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Montenegro | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Solomon Islands | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 1989 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Estonia | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2022 | down 60.8% | falling |
| 133 | Kenya | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Mongolia | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Ghana | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.6% | flat |
| 137 | North Korea | 0 units per square kilometre | 2020 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Iceland | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Latvia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Madagascar | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 143 | Mozambique | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Botswana | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Ethiopia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Tajikistan | 0 units per square kilometre | 2022 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Zambia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Libya | 0 units per square kilometre | 1996 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 152 | Yemen | 0 units per square kilometre | 2023 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Malawi | 0 units per square kilometre | 2016 | — | falling |
| 154 | Namibia | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Uganda | 0 units per square kilometre | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Sudan | 0 units per square kilometre | 2020 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Tanzania | 0 units per square kilometre | 2015 | down 66.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 0.0196 units per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0005 units per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific 0.0155 units per square kilometre
- High income 0.0139 units per square kilometre
- South Asia 0.0122 units per square kilometre
- World 0.0079 units per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia 0.006 units per square kilometre
- Upper middle income 0.0057 units per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 0.0024 units per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean 0.0023 units per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.002 units per square kilometre
- Low income 0.0001 units per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.