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Japan Patent Applications 2010s

Number of patent applications filed by residents at the national patent office. A proxy for domestic innovation and R&D output. · World Bank
268,074 decade average (2010–2019)

Japan's patent applications during the 2010s ranged from 245,372 (2019) to 290,081 (2010), averaging 268,074 over 10 years of data.

2010s Data
YearValueChangeRank
2010 290,081 −5,234 2nd
2011 287,580 −2,501 2nd
2012 287,013 −567 2nd
2013 271,731 −15,282 3rd
2014 265,959 −5,772 3rd
2015 258,839 −7,120 3rd
2016 260,244 +1,405 3rd
2017 260,292 +48 3rd
2018 253,630 −6,662 3rd
2019 245,372 −8,258 3rd