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Japan – Patent Applications 1996

Number of patent applications filed by residents at the national patent office. A proxy for domestic innovation and R&D output. · World Bank
340,101 +5,489 from 1995 G20 rank: 1st

Japan's patent applications was 340,101 in 1996, increased +5,489 from 334,612 in 1995. This was the 1st highest in the G20.

G20 Ranking – 1996▾
Patent Applications by Country – 1996
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Japan 340,101 1.6%
2nd United States 106,892 -13.8%
3rd Korea 68,405 15.5%
4th Germany 42,322 11.1%
5th United Kingdom 18,184 -2.4%
6th Russian Federation 18,014 2.6%
7th France 12,916 4.0%
8th China 11,628 16.2%
9th Italy 6,997 -11.1%
10th Sweden 4,111 4.3%
11th Ukraine 3,636 -24.3%
12th Brazil 2,611 -3.5%
13th Canada 2,583 6.3%
14th Switzerland 2,504 -13.4%
15th Poland 2,411 -7.1%
16th Netherlands 2,348 10.6%
17th Spain 2,274 11.1%
18th Finland 2,179 5.9%
19th Austria 1,909 10.5%
20th Romania 1,831 1.1%
21st Australia 1,797 0.7%
22nd India 1,661 7.5%
23rd Denmark 1,309 6.1%
24th Norway 1,291 14.5%
25th New Zealand 1,275 -0.7%
26th Israel 1,218 -3.8%
27th Argentina 1,097 62.3%
28th Kazakhstan 1,022 -0.9%
29th Uzbekistan 914 -12.0%
30th Hungary 803 -26.7%
31st Belgium 776 6.0%
32nd South Africa 757 -14.3%
33rd Belarus 698 11.9%
34th Czechia 614 -1.9%
35th Egypt, Arab Republic of 504 23.5%
36th Mexico 386 -10.6%
37th Bulgaria 316 -14.1%
38th Moldova 289 7.0%
39th Georgia 288 0.3%
40th Iran, Islamic Republic of 288 3.6%
41st Slovenia 288 -8.3%
42nd Greece 267 0.4%
43rd Croatia 259 -2.3%
44th Singapore 224 54.5%
45th Malaysia 221 56.7%
46th Thailand 203 40.0%
47th Latvia 196 -6.7%
48th Slovak Republic 195 -27.5%
49th Türkiye 189 11.2%
50th Chile 176 2.9%
51st Azerbaijan 165 -25.3%
52nd Philippines 163 -3.6%
53rd Armenia 162 -13.4%
54th Kyrgyz Republic 126 5.9%
55th Mongolia 114 -12.3%
56th Syrian Arab Republic 106 -17.8%
57th Lithuania 100 -5.7%
58th Morocco 90 1.1%
59th Colombia 87 -38.3%
60th Portugal 86 6.2%
61st Cuba 83 -20.2%
62nd Iraq 68 -10.5%
63rd Turkmenistan 66 –
64th Luxembourg 52 48.6%
65th North Macedonia 52 -48.0%
66th Peru 52 79.3%
67th Algeria 50 78.6%
68th Sri Lanka 50 -34.2%
69th Tunisia 45 45.2%
70th Hong Kong SAR, China 41 78.3%
71st Indonesia 40 -34.4%
72nd Viet Nam 37 60.9%
73rd Panama 31 93.8%
74th Tajikistan 30 -14.3%
75th Zimbabwe 28 -49.1%
76th Saudi Arabia 27 -3.6%
77th Uruguay 25 -28.6%
78th Costa Rica 23 -8.0%
79th Bangladesh 22 -68.6%
80th Guatemala 22 -31.3%
81st Iceland 16 -15.8%
82nd Monaco 16 23.1%
83rd Pakistan 16 -23.8%
84th Kenya 15 7.1%
85th Estonia 12 -25.0%
86th Libya 12 100.0%
87th Honduras 10 42.9%
88th Trinidad and Tobago 9 -62.5%
89th Ecuador 7 -12.5%
90th Madagascar 7 -68.2%
91st Malta 6 -45.5%
92nd Zambia 6 50.0%
93rd Haiti 3 0.0%
94th Mauritius 3 0.0%
95th Jamaica 2 -71.4%
96th Malawi 2 100.0%
97th Burundi 1 0.0%
98th Lesotho 1 -87.5%
Source: World Bank (IP.PAT.RESD)
HistorySaid – pattern alert

Japan matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 1996. Historically: 682 occurrences, 460 successful (67%). Outcome 24 months later: -1.3%. View full analysis →

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