| Patent applications, residents - Technology - Infrastructure - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data) |
Rank | Country | Value |
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| 1 | High income (2008) | 796,585 |
| 2 | High income: OECD (2008) | 793,363 |
| 3 |  Japan (2008) | 330,110 |
| 4 | United States (2008) | 231,588 |
| 5 | East Asia & Pacific (2008) | 196,416 |
| 6 | China (2008) | 194,579 |
| 7 | Low & middle income (2006) | 181,806 |
| 8 | Middle income (2006) | 175,013 |
| 9 | Lower middle income (2006) | 134,138 |
| 10 | South Korea (2008) | 127,114 |
| 11 | North Korea (2008) | 127,114 |
| 12 | Euro area (2008) | 77,364 |
| 13 | Germany (2008) | 49,240 |
| 14 | Upper middle income (2006) | 40,875 |
| 15 | Europe & Central Asia (2008) | 38,406 |
| 16 | Russia (2008) | 27,712 |
| 17 | United Kingdom (2008) | 16,523 |
| 18 | France (2008) | 14,743 |
| 19 | Italy (2007) | 9,255 |
| 20 | South Asia (2006) | 5,580 |
| 21 | South Africa (1995) | 5,549 |
| 22 | India (2006) | 5,314 |
| 23 | Canada (2008) | 5,061 |
| 24 | Latin America & Caribbean (2002) | 4,428 |
| 25 | Brazil (2006) | 3,810 |
| 26 | Spain (2008) | 3,632 |
| 27 | Ukraine (2008) | 2,825 |
| 28 | Australia (2007) | 2,718 |
| 29 | Sweden (2007) | 2,527 |
| 30 | Poland (2008) | 2,488 |
| 31 | Netherlands (2008) | 2,421 |
| 32 | Austria (2008) | 2,298 |
| 33 | Turkey (2008) | 2,221 |
| 34 | Finland (2008) | 1,799 |
| 35 | Denmark (2008) | 1,634 |
| 36 | Switzerland (2008) | 1,594 |
| 37 | Israel (2008) | 1,528 |
| 38 | Middle East & North Africa (2001) | 1,475 |
| 39 | New Zealand (2008) | 1,256 |
| 40 | Norway (2007) | 1,223 |
| 41 | Belarus (2006) | 1,188 |
| 42 | Romania (2008) | 995 |
| 43 | Ireland (2008) | 931 |
| 44 | Argentina (1999) | 899 |
| 45 | Malaysia (2008) | 818 |
| 46 | Greece (2008) | 803 |
| 47 | Thailand (2008) | 802 |
| 48 | Singapore (2008) | 793 |
| 49 | Czech Republic (2008) | 712 |
| 50 | Iran (2001) | 691 |
| 51 | Mexico (2008) | 685 |
| 52 | Hungary (2008) | 683 |
| 53 | Belgium (2008) | 575 |
| 54 | Egypt (2007) | 516 |
| 55 | Serbia (2008) | 386 |
| 56 | Portugal (2008) | 381 |
| 57 | Croatia (2008) | 330 |
| 58 | Slovenia (2008) | 301 |
| 59 | Chile (2006) | 291 |
| 60 | Indonesia (2006) | 282 |
| 61 | Moldova (2008) | 273 |
| 62 | Uzbekistan (2008) | 262 |
| 63 | Bulgaria (2008) | 249 |
| 64 | Armenia (2008) | 226 |
| 65 | Azerbaijan (2008) | 222 |
| 66 | Georgia (2008) | 221 |
| 67 | Philippines (2008) | 216 |
| 68 | Sri Lanka (2008) | 201 |
| 69 | Vietnam (2005) | 180 |
| 70 | Morocco (2008) | 177 |
| 71 | Hong Kong (2008) | 173 |
| 72 | Slovakia (2008) | 167 |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan (2008) | 135 |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia (2007) | 128 |
| 75 | Syria (2006) | 124 |
| 76 | Colombia (2007) | 121 |
| 77 | Latvia (2006) | 114 |
| 78 | Mongolia (2006) | 103 |
| 79 | Pakistan (2006) | 91 |
| 80 | Lithuania (2008) | 87 |
| 81 | Algeria (2007) | 84 |
| 82 | Cuba (2008) | 69 |
| 83 | Iraq (1996) | 68 |
| 84 | Estonia (2008) | 62 |
| 85 | Jordan (2007) | 59 |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008) | 59 |
| 87 | Tunisia (2005) | 56 |
| 88 | Venezuela (2000) | 56 |
| 89 | Iceland (2008) | 50 |
| 90 | Luxembourg (2008) | 48 |
| 91 | Turkmenistan (1999) | 44 |
| 92 | Kenya (2006) | 38 |
| 93 | Macedonia (2008) | 34 |
| 94 | Uruguay (2008) | 33 |
| 95 | Lebanon (1974) | 32 |
| 96 | Peru (2008) | 31 |
| 97 | Paraguay (1993) | 30 |
| 98 | Costa Rica (1993) | 29 |
| 99 | Bangladesh (2007) | 29 |
| 100 | Zimbabwe (1996) | 28 |
| 101 | Tajikistan (2006) | 26 |
| 102 | Jamaica (2006) | 21 |
| 103 | Republic of the Congo (1988) | 19 |
| 104 | Mozambique (2007) | 18 |
| 105 | Bolivia (1995) | 17 |
| 106 | Dominican Republic (1986) | 14 |
| 107 | Madagascar (2008) | 14 |
| 108 | Nicaragua (2000) | 14 |
| 109 | Malta (2008) | 14 |
| 110 | Liberia (1993) | 14 |
| 111 | Namibia (1993) | 13 |
| 112 | Ethiopia (2007) | 12 |
| 113 | Nigeria (1990) | 12 |
| 114 | Libya (1996) | 12 |
| 115 | Cyprus (2008) | 11 |
| 116 | Ecuador (2005) | 11 |
| 117 | Kazakhstan (2008) | 11 |
| 118 | Yemen (2007) | 11 |
| 119 | Guyana (1986) | 9 |
| 120 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (1984) | 8 |
| 121 | Panama (2000) | 7 |
| 122 | Honduras (2002) | 7 |
| 123 | Monaco (2008) | 7 |
| 124 | Uganda (2007) | 6 |
| 125 | Zambia (2001) | 6 |
| 126 | Guatemala (2008) | 5 |
| 127 | Angola (1992) | 4 |
| 128 | Kuwait (1974) | 4 |
| 129 | Macau (2008) | 3 |
| 130 | Malawi (2000) | 3 |
| 131 | El Salvador (1995) | 3 |
| 132 | Sudan (2007) | 3 |
| 133 | Nepal (1995) | 3 |
| 134 | Barbados (1984) | 3 |
| 135 | Mauritius (1998) | 3 |
| 136 | Samoa (1981) | 2 |
| 137 | Cambodia (1973) | 2 |
| 138 | Fiji (1980) | 2 |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago (2002) | 2 |
| 140 | Bahamas (1992) | 2 |
| 141 | Laos (1973) | 1 |
| 142 | Sierra Leone (1967) | 1 |
| 143 | Somalia (1984) | 1 |
| 144 | Burundi (1996) | 1 |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea (2008) | 1 |
| 146 | Aruba (2002) | 1 |
| 147 | Lesotho (1996) | 1 |
| 148 | Haiti (1999) | 1 |
| 149 | Tanzania (1983) | 1 |
| 150 | Mali (1981) | 1 |
| 151 | Rwanda (1988) | 1 |
| 152 | Burkina Faso (2005) | 1 |
| 153 | Bahrain (1981) | 1 |
| 154 | Gambia (2007) | 0 |
| 155 | Belize (2008) | 0 |
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