PCT patents applications per million people, 2012–2016 Info Edit Compare Datasets Download | Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Email World Map Line Chart Bar Chart Tree Map Rank List Calc Table Data Table Select one or more countries/regions to highlight All Countries/Regions All Countries/Regions Selected Countries/Regions View Regional Average View Regional Sum View Regional Average View Regional Weighted Average Select a starting year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Select an ending year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Related Innovation Datasets Availability of scientists and engineers, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Capacity for innovation, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Company spending on R&D, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Cooperation in labor-employer relations, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Country capacity to attract talent, scale 1-7, 2013–2017 Country capacity to retain talent, scale 1-7, 2013–2017 Effect of taxation on incentives to work, scale 1-7, 2013–2017 Flexibility of wage determination, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Global Innovation Index, scale 0-100, 2019 Government procurement of advanced tech products, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Hiring and firing practices, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Intensity of local competition, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Pay and productivity, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Quality of scientific research institutions, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 University-industry collaboration in R&D, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Number of applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) per million population. Source: World Economic Forum