Countries ranked by total patent applications filed with intellectual property offices in 2024 according to WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators. China became the world's largest patent filing country in 2011 and has widened its lead...
About: Countries by Patent Applications Filed 2024
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Countries ranked by total patent applications filed with intellectual property offices in 2024 according to WIPO World Intellectual Property Indicators. China became the world's largest patent filing country in 2011 and has widened its lead substantially since — filing over 1.6 million patent applications in 2024 through the National Intellectual Property Administration, more than triple the volume of the United States and reflecting a national innovation strategy that treats patent filing as a metric of technological development.
Key Findings
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China leads with 1,640,000 in 2024.
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Average value in 2024: 390,875 · median: 217,500.
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Gap in 2024: China is 45.6× larger than Canada.
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Data Points
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Top Value
1,640,000
China
Patent Applications Filed · 2024
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Patent Applications Filed
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Period
2024
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by 2024 value · vs. 2024| # | Category | 2024 | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | China | 1,640,000 | 1,640,000 | +0% |
| 🥈 | United States | 600,000 | 600,000 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Japan | 289,000 | 289,000 | +0% |
| 4 | South Korea | 242,000 | 242,000 | +0% |
| 5 | European Patent Office | 193,000 | 193,000 | +0% |
| 6 | Germany | 66,000 | 66,000 | +0% |
| 7 | India | 61,000 | 61,000 | +0% |
| 8 | Canada | 36,000 | 36,000 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — 2024
1,640,000
Maximum
36,000
Minimum
390,875
Average
217,500
Median
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