China tiene las aplicaciones de patentes más altas (2021) de cualquier país, a 1.426.664 solicitudes/yr.
| 1 | China | 1,426,644 |
| 2 | Estados Unidos | 262,244 |
| 3 | Japón | 222,452 |
| 4 | Corea del Sur | 186,245 |
| 5 | Alemania | 39,822 |
| 6 | India | 26,267 |
| 7 | Rusia | 19,569 |
| 8 | Francia | 13,386 |
| 9 | Reino Unido | 11,592 |
| 10 | Italia | 10,281 |
| 11 | Irán | 10,210 |
| 12 | Turquía | 8,234 |
| 13 | Canadá | 4,710 |
| 14 | Brasil | 4,666 |
| 15 | Polonia | 3,377 |
| 16 | Australia | 2,966 |
| 17 | Países Bajos | 2,080 |
| 18 | Singapur | 2,024 |
| 19 | Austria | 1,872 |
| 20 | Sudáfrica | 1,804 |
| 21 | Suecia | 1,771 |
| 22 | Israel | 1,592 |
| 23 | Finlandia | 1,557 |
| 24 | Arabia Saudita | 1,398 |
| 25 | Indonesia | 1,397 |
| 26 | España | 1,308 |
| 27 | Ucrania | 1,302 |
| 28 | Suiza | 1,288 |
| 29 | México | 1,117 |
| 30 | Dinamarca | 1,090 |
| 31 | Vietnam | 1,066 |
| 32 | Noruega | 946 |
| 33 | Malasia | 883 |
| 34 | Egipto | 881 |
| 35 | Tailandia | 867 |
| 36 | Bélgica | 799 |
| 37 | Rumania | 772 |
| 38 | Portugal | 711 |
| 39 | República Checa | 541 |
| 40 | Filipinas | 490 |
| 41 | Hungría | 433 |
| 42 | Colombia | 432 |
| 43 | Pakistán | 426 |
| 44 | Uzbekistán | 413 |
| 45 | Argentina | 406 |
| 46 | Chile | 402 |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 401 |
| 48 | Grecia | 394 |
| 49 | Nueva Zelanda | 330 |
| 50 | Bielorrusia | 276 |
| 51 | Argelia | 268 |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 266 |
| 53 | Marruecos | 254 |
| 54 | Eslovenia | 222 |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 165 |
| 56 | Kenia | 160 |
| 57 | Eslovaquia | 146 |
| 58 | Serbia | 138 |
| 59 | Azerbaiyán | 119 |
| 60 | Luxemburgo | 112 |
| 61 | Mongolia | 109 |
| 62 | Letonia | 104 |
| 63 | Siria | 102 |
| 64 | Perú | 94 |
| 65 | Georgia | 90 |
| 66 | Kirguistán | 83 |
| 67 | Lituania | 81 |
| 68 | Croacia | 77 |
| 69 | Irlanda | 75 |
| 70 | Bangladés | 74 |
| 71 | Barbados | 73 |
| 72 | Emiratos Árabes Unidos | 69 |
| 73 | Moldavia | 64 |
| 74 | Bosnia y Herzegovina | 53 |
| 75 | Catar | 47 |
| 76 | Macedonia del Norte | 42 |
| 77 | Armenia | 40 |
| 78 | Guyana | 40 |
| 79 | Ecuador | 35 |
| 80 | Panamá | 35 |
| 81 | Islandia | 34 |
| 82 | Mozambique | 30 |
| 83 | Omán | 30 |
| 84 | Estonia | 25 |
| 85 | Jordania | 25 |
| 86 | Albania | 23 |
| 87 | Cuba | 21 |
| 88 | Yemen | 20 |
| 89 | Jamaica | 16 |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 15 |
| 91 | Ruanda | 14 |
| 92 | Uganda | 14 |
| 93 | Zambia | 13 |
| 94 | Paraguay | 10 |
| 95 | Guatemala | 9 |
| 96 | República Dominicana | 7 |
| 97 | San Marino | 7 |
| 98 | Madagascar | 6 |
| 99 | Bolivia | 5 |
| 100 | Mónaco | 5 |
| 101 | Malta | 5 |
| 102 | Andorra | 3 |
| 103 | Baréin | 3 |
| 104 | Botsuana | 3 |
| 105 | Yibuti | 3 |
| 106 | Brunéi | 2 |
| 107 | Macao | 2 |
| 108 | El Salvador | 2 |
| 109 | Trinidad y Tobago | 2 |
| 110 | Chipre | 1 |
| 111 | Samoa | 1 |
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