Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013) by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
5,756
United States of America
Lowest
0.22
Slovakia
Median
34.36
Years covered
36
1978–2013
Data points
1,408
What the numbers show
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013) is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 5,756 in United States of America; the lowest is 0.22 in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.36, and the mean is 279.9.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26,163.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Taiwan, China (up 403.1%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 95.0%).
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 5,756 | 2013 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 1,227 | 2013 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 1,084 | 2013 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 719.41 | 2013 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 646.33 | 2013 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands | 489.73 | 2013 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 390.95 | 2013 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Switzerland | 361.62 | 2013 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Israel | 284.51 | 2013 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Republic of Korea | 282.74 | 2013 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 260.88 | 2013 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Sweden | 191.26 | 2013 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 165.34 | 2013 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia | 160.62 | 2013 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Denmark | 153.09 | 2013 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 148.65 | 2013 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 17 | India | 125.21 | 2013 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 122.3 | 2013 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Finland | 67.88 | 2013 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 20 | New Zealand | 63.48 | 2013 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Ireland | 61.39 | 2013 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Singapore | 49.96 | 2013 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Norway | 49.02 | 2013 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Taiwan, China | 34.36 | 2013 | up 403.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 33.34 | 2013 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Portugal | 30.58 | 2013 | up 336.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 29.29 | 2013 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Poland | 24.87 | 2013 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Czechia | 21.38 | 2013 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | 20.48 | 2013 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Greece | 17.26 | 2013 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 15.11 | 2013 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Hungary | 14.96 | 2013 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Iceland | 13.37 | 2013 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Slovenia | 11.75 | 2013 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 5.58 | 2013 | up 189.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Bulgaria | 4.95 | 2013 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 4.17 | 2013 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 2.72 | 2013 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Liechtenstein | 2.5 | 2013 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 2.08 | 2013 | up 108.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Hong Kong, China | 2 | 2013 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Latvia | 1.44 | 2013 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 1.2 | 2013 | up 20.0% | flat |
| 45 | Cyprus | 0.55 | 2013 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Lithuania | 0.33 | 2013 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Slovakia | 0.22 | 2013 | down 95.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Türkiye 56.51