China Lowest Patent Applications
Patent applications by residents · World Bank
The lowest patent applications in China was 3,494 in 1986. The top 5 years were: 1986 (3,494), 1987 (3,975), 1985 (4,065), 1989 (4,749), 1988 (4,780).
Top 5 Lowest Years▾
China Top 5 Lowest Patent Applications Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
| 1st |
1986 |
3,494 |
| 2nd |
1987 |
3,975 |
| 3rd |
1985 |
4,065 |
| 4th |
1989 |
4,749 |
| 5th |
1988 |
4,780 |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
| 1986 |
3,494 |
−571 |
11th |
| 1987 |
3,975 |
+481 |
10th |
| 1985 |
4,065 |
– |
8th |
| 1989 |
4,749 |
−31 |
10th |
| 1988 |
4,780 |
+805 |
10th |
| 1990 |
5,832 |
+1,083 |
7th |
| 1991 |
7,372 |
+1,540 |
7th |
| 1995 |
10,011 |
−1,180 |
8th |
| 1992 |
10,022 |
+2,650 |
8th |
| 1994 |
11,191 |
−893 |
8th |
| 1996 |
11,628 |
+1,617 |
8th |
| 1993 |
12,084 |
+2,062 |
8th |
| 1997 |
12,672 |
+1,044 |
8th |
| 1998 |
13,751 |
+1,079 |
7th |
| 1999 |
15,626 |
+1,875 |
7th |
| 2000 |
25,346 |
+9,720 |
5th |
| 2001 |
30,038 |
+4,692 |
5th |
| 2002 |
39,806 |
+9,768 |
5th |
| 2003 |
56,769 |
+16,963 |
4th |
| 2004 |
65,786 |
+9,017 |
4th |
| 2005 |
93,485 |
+27,699 |
4th |
| 2006 |
122,318 |
+28,833 |
4th |
| 2007 |
153,060 |
+30,742 |
3rd |
| 2008 |
194,579 |
+41,519 |
3rd |
| 2009 |
229,096 |
+34,517 |
2nd |
| 2010 |
293,066 |
+63,970 |
1st |
| 2011 |
415,829 |
+122,763 |
1st |
| 2012 |
535,313 |
+119,484 |
1st |
| 2013 |
704,936 |
+169,623 |
1st |
| 2014 |
801,135 |
+96,199 |
1st |
| 2015 |
968,252 |
+167,117 |
1st |
| 2016 |
1.2M |
+236,729 |
1st |
| 2019 |
1.2M |
−150,247 |
1st |
| 2017 |
1.2M |
+40,728 |
1st |
| 2020 |
1.3M |
+101,249 |
1st |
| 2018 |
1.4M |
+148,106 |
1st |
| 2021 |
1.4M |
+81,827 |
1st |
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