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Japan – Patent Applications 2000

Number of patent applications filed by residents at the national patent office. A proxy for domestic innovation and R&D output. · World Bank
387,364 +27,184 from 1999 G20 rank: 1st

Japan's patent applications was 387,364 in 2000, increased +27,184 from 360,180 in 1999. This was the 1st highest in the G20.

G20 Ranking – 2000
Patent Applications by Country – 2000
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Japan 387,364 7.5%
2nd United States 164,795 10.4%
3rd Korea 72,831 30.1%
4th Germany 51,736 3.4%
5th China 25,346 62.2%
6th Russian Federation 23,377 17.5%
7th United Kingdom 22,050 3.4%
8th France 13,870 2.0%
9th Italy 7,877 25.4%
10th Ukraine 5,620 4.1%
11th Sweden 4,224 2.0%
12th Canada 4,187 3.1%
13th Brazil 3,179 12.9%
14th Spain 2,710 11.1%
15th Finland 2,579 2.7%
16th Netherlands 2,465 -3.1%
17th Poland 2,404 5.2%
18th India 2,206 0.0%
19th Switzerland 2,083 8.7%
20th Austria 1,961 -3.3%
21st Australia 1,928 3.8%
22nd Denmark 1,730 4.5%
23rd Israel 1,599 -22.1%
24th New Zealand 1,463 3.0%
25th Kazakhstan 1,399 3.5%
26th Norway 1,311 -1.8%
27th Argentina 1,062 18.1%
28th Romania 1,003 -5.5%
29th Belarus 994 0.1%
30th South Africa 895 548.6%
31st Hungary 810 11.1%
32nd Uzbekistan 755 -1.6%
33rd Belgium 577 -2.4%
34th Thailand 561 -24.0%
35th Czechia 555 -6.9%
36th Egypt, Arab Republic of 534 -0.4%
37th Singapore 516 38.0%
38th Mexico 431 -5.3%
39th Iran, Islamic Republic of 410 12.0%
40th Croatia 337 37.0%
41st Slovenia 307 17.6%
42nd Greece 306 5.5%
43rd Türkiye 277 0.4%
44th Syrian Arab Republic 247 183.9%
45th Chile 241 18.1%
46th Moldova 240 -6.3%
47th Slovak Republic 236 10.8%
48th Georgia 232 -12.5%
49th Bulgaria 231 -18.1%
50th Malaysia 206 -5.5%
51st Indonesia 157 3.3%
52nd Philippines 154 6.9%
53rd Armenia 119 9.2%
54th Morocco 104 7.2%
55th Latvia 98 7.7%
56th Luxembourg 85 254.2%
57th Portugal 81 0.0%
58th Kyrgyz Republic 80 33.3%
59th Saudi Arabia 76 5.6%
60th Colombia 75 10.3%
61st Jordan 71 545.5%
62nd Sri Lanka 71 -40.3%
63rd North Macedonia 71 10.9%
64th Bangladesh 70 42.9%
65th Lithuania 66 -23.3%
66th Guatemala 54 92.9%
67th Hong Kong SAR, China 51 21.4%
68th Iceland 51 45.7%
69th Tunisia 47 -29.9%
70th Pakistan 46 4.5%
71st Tajikistan 45 18.4%
72nd Uruguay 44 63.0%
73rd Peru 40 -16.7%
74th Viet Nam 34 -2.9%
75th Algeria 32 -11.1%
76th Bosnia and Herzegovina 31 34.8%
77th Costa Rica 28 -9.7%
78th Malta 23 109.1%
79th Nicaragua 14 55.6%
80th Estonia 13 0.0%
81st Jamaica 11 22.2%
82nd Paraguay 11 -63.3%
83rd Ecuador 10 -33.3%
84th Madagascar 7 -30.0%
85th Panama 7 -77.4%
86th Yemen, Republic of 7 -22.2%
87th Monaco 6 -60.0%
88th Sudan 6 200.0%
89th Dominican Republic 5 -64.3%
90th Honduras 4 -50.0%
91st Malawi 3 200.0%
92nd Burkina Faso 2 -50.0%
HistorySaid – pattern alert

Japan matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2000. Historically: 682 occurrences, 460 successful (67%). View full analysis →