Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP by country
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
156
Highest
0 units per US$ of GDP
San Marino
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Uganda
Median
0 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
45
1980–2024
Data points
5,036
What the numbers show
Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 156 countries. The highest value is 0 units per US$ of GDP in San Marino; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 units per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13,004.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 117 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 2,943.9%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 98.8%).
Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Marino | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 161.2% | rising |
| 2 | Tuvalu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | — | rising |
| 3 | Gambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 2,650.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2,943.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 7 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 8 | South Africa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Vietnam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 38.1% | falling |
| 12 | Morocco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 155.5% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 14 | Malaysia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 16 | Grenada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 17 | Kiribati | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | — | falling |
| 18 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Nicaragua | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2014 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1989 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 22 | United States | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 23 | India | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 24 | Congo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1996 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Tonga | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 327.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Brazil | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 27 | Brunei | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 29 | Ukraine | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 30 | China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 31 | Mexico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 32 | Bahrain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 43.2% | falling |
| 33 | Paraguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Saint Lucia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2001 | up 127.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Belize | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.4% | falling |
| 38 | Oman | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 63.1% | rising |
| 39 | Seychelles | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Indonesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 42 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 121.7% | rising |
| 43 | Argentina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Uruguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Honduras | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Jordan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Bolivia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Tunisia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Mongolia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Bhutan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 54 | El Salvador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Colombia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2,187.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Bahamas | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Peru | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Panama | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 62 | Egypt | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Ecuador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Laos | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 66 | Dominica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Georgia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 69 | Andorra | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 138.7% | rising |
| 70 | Russia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2,590.6% | volatile |
| 72 | United Kingdom | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Guatemala | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Jamaica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Djibouti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 100.8% | rising |
| 77 | Samoa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Venezuela | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Nepal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | up 113.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Pakistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Mozambique | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 86 | Haiti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2014 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Madagascar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Algeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 59.4% | falling |
| 89 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 226.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Botswana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 220.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Nigeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Macao | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Papua New Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 95 | Kazakhstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Libya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 1996 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 97 | Guyana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Iran | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 180.4% | falling |
| 99 | Cuba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 141.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Belarus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Namibia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Zambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Syria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Eswatini | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Yemen | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritius | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 305.7% | volatile |
| 116 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Kenya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Iraq | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Burundi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Moldova | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 663.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Turkey | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Armenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Ethiopia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Monaco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Rwanda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Ghana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Romania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Serbia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Malawi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Montenegro | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Czechia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Poland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovakia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Estonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Latvia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Croatia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Bulgaria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Lithuania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 93.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Albania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Tanzania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Uganda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- East Asia & Pacific 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0 units per US$ of GDP
- North America 0 units per US$ of GDP
- High income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- South Asia 0 units per US$ of GDP
- World 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Upper middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Lower middle income 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Latin America & Caribbean 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Europe & Central Asia 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Low income 0 units per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.