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France – Patent Applications

Number of patent applications filed by residents at the national patent office. A proxy for domestic innovation and R&D output. · World Bank
13,386 +615 from 2020 G20 rank: 8th · all-time high: 14,748 (2010)

APA

France Patent Applications. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 11, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/france/patents

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_france_patents,
  title = {France Patent Applications},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/france/patents},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2022 no data yet
2023 no data yet
2024 no data yet
2025 no data yet
2026 soon
2027 projection soon
2021 13,386 +615 8th
2020 12,771 −1,332 8th
2019 14,103 −200 8th
2018 14,303 −112 8th
2017 14,415 +209 9th
2016 14,206 −100 8th
2015 14,306 −194 8th
2014 14,500 −190 8th
2013 14,690 +150 8th
2012 14,540 −115 8th
Show all years (1980–2021)
Detected Pattern
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +13.5% GDP growth 2.0% C/A balance 0.6%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
Reserves YoY
+25.6%
GDP growth
4.0%
C/A balance
14.5%
Reserves YoY
+14.6%
GDP growth
3.7%
C/A balance
2.9%
Reserves YoY
+12.6%
GDP growth
6.0%
C/A balance
0.5%
Reserves YoY
+38.3%
GDP growth
5.0%
C/A balance
1.2%
Reserves YoY
+18.0%
GDP growth
2.9%
C/A balance
3.9%
Reserves YoY
+20.1%
GDP growth
2.8%
C/A balance
3.3%
HistorySaid

In 2021, France recorded 13,386 for patent applications – 8th in the G20.