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Japan – Patent Applications 1980

Number of patent applications filed by residents at the national patent office. A proxy for domestic innovation and R&D output. · World Bank
165,730 G20 rank: 1st

Japan's patent applications was 165,730 in 1980. This was the 1st highest in the G20.

G20 Ranking – 1980
Patent Applications by Country – 1980
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Japan 165,730
2nd United States 62,098
3rd Germany 28,683
4th United Kingdom 19,612
5th France 11,000
6th Italy 6,369
7th Poland 6,198
8th Sweden 4,106
9th Switzerland 4,049
10th Bulgaria 3,297
11th South Africa 3,092
12th Romania 2,569
13th Austria 2,327
14th Brazil 2,149
15th Spain 1,876
16th Netherlands 1,826
17th Canada 1,648
18th Hungary 1,601
19th Finland 1,356
20th Argentina 1,269
21st Greece 1,265
22nd Korea 1,241
23rd India 1,207
24th New Zealand 1,148
25th Denmark 964
26th Belgium 865
27th Norway 716
28th Mexico 704
29th Israel 669
30th Australia 397
31st Ireland 394
32nd Iran, Islamic Republic of 169
33rd Chile 140
34th Türkiye 134
35th Cuba 129
36th Philippines 119
37th Luxembourg 97
38th Portugal 92
39th Peru 82
40th Egypt, Arab Republic of 76
41st Uruguay 70
42nd Colombia 43
43rd Zimbabwe 39
44th Pakistan 37
45th Ecuador 35
46th Bangladesh 34
47th Costa Rica 30
48th Morocco 29
49th Tunisia 27
50th Iraq 19
51st Iceland 19
52nd Panama 15
53rd Monaco 14
54th Thailand 13
55th El Salvador 12
56th Sri Lanka 11
57th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8
58th Malta 7
59th Trinidad and Tobago 7
60th Honduras 6
61st Syrian Arab Republic 6
62nd Algeria 5
63rd Indonesia 5
64th Haiti 4
65th Fiji 2
66th Malawi 2
67th Nepal 2
68th Singapore 2
69th Zambia 2
70th Cyprus 1