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WorldJapanNigeriaBrazil
Patent applications, residents
applications · World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) via World Bank
- World
- Japan
- Nigeria
- Brazil
Data table
114 observations
| Period | World | Japan | Nigeria | Brazil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.7 million | 237,169 | — | 5,752 |
| 2023 | 2.53 million | 228,936 | — | 4,973 |
| 2022 | 2.43 million | 218,813 | — | 4,398 |
| 2021 | 2.4 million | 222,452 | — | 4,666 |
| 2020 | 2.33 million | 227,348 | 410 | 5,280 |
| 2019 | 2.26 million | 245,372 | 439 | 5,464 |
| 2018 | 2.4 million | 253,630 | 382 | 4,980 |
| 2017 | 2.26 million | 260,292 | 100 | 5,480 |
| 2016 | 2.22 million | 260,244 | 85 | 5,200 |
| 2015 | 1.98 million | 258,839 | — | 4,641 |
| 2014 | 1.81 million | 265,959 | — | 4,659 |
| 2013 | 1.71 million | 271,731 | 50 | 4,959 |
| 2012 | 1.52 million | 287,013 | 42 | 4,798 |
| 2011 | 1.37 million | 287,580 | 64 | 4,695 |
| 2010 | 1.24 million | 290,081 | — | 4,228 |
| 2009 | 1.15 million | 295,315 | — | 4,271 |
| 2008 | 1.16 million | 330,110 | — | 4,280 |
| 2007 | 1.12 million | 333,498 | — | 4,194 |
| 2006 | 1.07 million | 347,060 | — | 3,956 |
| 2005 | 1.03 million | 367,960 | — | 4,054 |
| 2004 | 964,900 | 368,416 | — | 4,044 |
| 2003 | 917,500 | 358,184 | — | 3,866 |
| 2002 | 881,600 | 369,458 | — | 3,481 |
| 2001 | 885,600 | 386,767 | — | 3,439 |
| 2000 | 864,300 | 387,364 | — | 3,179 |
| 1999 | 793,300 | 360,180 | — | 2,816 |
| 1998 | 757,500 | 359,381 | — | 2,491 |
| 1997 | 738,300 | 350,807 | — | 2,756 |
| 1996 | 708,400 | 340,101 | — | 2,611 |
| 1995 | 703,600 | 334,612 | — | 2,707 |
| 1994 | 637,000 | 319,938 | — | 2,269 |
| 1993 | 649,200 | 332,345 | — | 2,429 |
| 1992 | 635,700 | 338,019 | — | 2,100 |
| 1991 | 601,000 | 335,933 | — | 2,319 |
| 1990 | 687,700 | 333,230 | 12 | 2,389 |