PCT patents applications per million people, 2012–2016 Info Edit Download | Share Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Email World Map Line Chart Bar Chart Tree Map Rank List Calc Table Data Table Select Country/Region -- Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chad Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Haiti Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Timor Leste Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Advanced Economies (IMF) Africa (IMF) ASEAN-5 (IMF) Asia & Pacific (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (UN) Caribbean (IMF) Caribbean (UN) Central America (IMF) Central America (UN) Central and Eastern Europe Central Asia (UN) Developed Countries (UN) Developing Countries (UN) East Asia (IMF) East Asia & Pacific (World Bank) Eastern Africa (UN) Eastern Asia (UN) Eastern Europe (IMF) Eastern Europe (UN) Emerging & Developing Asia (IMF) Emerging & Developing Economies (IMF) Emerging & Developing Europe (IMF) Euro Area (IMF) Europe (IMF) Europe & Central Asia (World Bank) European Union (IMF) High Income (World Bank) Latin America & Caribbean (IMF) Latin America & Caribbean (UN) Latin America & Caribbean (World Bank) Least Developed Countries (UN) Low Income (World Bank) Lower Middle Income (World Bank) Major Advanced Economies (IMF) Melanesia (UN) Micronesia (UN) Middle Africa (UN) Middle East & North Africa (World Bank) Middle East and Central Asia (IMF) North Africa (IMF) North America (IMF) North America (World Bank) Northern Africa (UN) Northern America (UN) Northern Europe (UN) Other Advanced Economies (IMF) Pacific Islands (IMF) Polynesia (UN) South America (IMF) South America (UN) South Asia (IMF) South Asia (World Bank) South-Eastern Asia (UN) Southeast Asia (IMF) Southern Africa (UN) Southern Asia (UN) Southern Europe (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (IMF) Sub-Saharan Africa (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank) Sub-Saharan Africa – analytical (IMF) Upper Middle Income (World Bank) Western Africa (UN) Western Asia (UN) Western Europe (IMF) Western Europe (UN) Western Hemisphere (IMF) World Select Country/Region -- Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chad Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Ivory Coast Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Haiti Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.) Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Timor Leste Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Advanced Economies (IMF) Africa (IMF) ASEAN-5 (IMF) Asia & Pacific (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (IMF) Australia & New Zealand (UN) Caribbean (IMF) Caribbean (UN) Central America (IMF) Central America (UN) Central and Eastern Europe Central Asia (UN) Developed Countries (UN) Developing Countries (UN) East Asia (IMF) East Asia & Pacific (World Bank) Eastern Africa (UN) Eastern Asia (UN) Eastern Europe (IMF) Eastern Europe (UN) Emerging & Developing Asia (IMF) Emerging & Developing Economies (IMF) Emerging & Developing Europe (IMF) Euro Area (IMF) Europe (IMF) Europe & Central Asia (World Bank) European Union (IMF) High Income (World Bank) Latin America & Caribbean (IMF) Latin America & Caribbean (UN) Latin America & Caribbean (World Bank) Least Developed Countries (UN) Low Income (World Bank) Lower Middle Income (World Bank) Major Advanced Economies (IMF) Melanesia (UN) Micronesia (UN) Middle Africa (UN) Middle East & North Africa (World Bank) Middle East and Central Asia (IMF) North Africa (IMF) North America (IMF) North America (World Bank) Northern Africa (UN) Northern America (UN) Northern Europe (UN) Other Advanced Economies (IMF) Pacific Islands (IMF) Polynesia (UN) South America (IMF) South America (UN) South Asia (IMF) South Asia (World Bank) South-Eastern Asia (UN) Southeast Asia (IMF) Southern Africa (UN) Southern Asia (UN) Southern Europe (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (IMF) Sub-Saharan Africa (UN) Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank) Sub-Saharan Africa – analytical (IMF) Upper Middle Income (World Bank) Western Africa (UN) Western Asia (UN) Western Europe (IMF) Western Europe (UN) Western Hemisphere (IMF) World 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 Country capacity to attract talent, scale 1-7, 2013–2017 Country capacity to retain talent, scale 1-7, 2013–2017 Flexibility of wage determination, scale 1-7, 2007–2016 Global Innovation Index, scale 0-100, 2013–2019 Intensity of local competition, 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