Japan Highest 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
The highest patent applications in Japan was 387,364 in 2000. The top 5 years were: 2000 (387,364), 2001 (386,767), 2002 (369,458), 2004 (368,416), 2005 (367,960).
Top 5 Highest Years▾
Japan Top 5 Highest Patent Applications Years
| Rank | Year | Value |
|---|
| 1st |
2000 |
387,364 |
| 2nd |
2001 |
386,767 |
| 3rd |
2002 |
369,458 |
| 4th |
2004 |
368,416 |
| 5th |
2005 |
367,960 |
All Data (sorted by value)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|
| 2000 |
387,364 |
+27,184 |
1st |
| 2001 |
386,767 |
−597 |
1st |
| 2002 |
369,458 |
−17,309 |
1st |
| 2004 |
368,416 |
+10,232 |
1st |
| 2005 |
367,960 |
−456 |
1st |
| 1999 |
360,180 |
+799 |
1st |
| 1998 |
359,381 |
+8,574 |
1st |
| 2003 |
358,184 |
−11,274 |
1st |
| 1997 |
350,807 |
+10,706 |
1st |
| 2006 |
347,060 |
−20,900 |
1st |
| 1996 |
340,101 |
+5,489 |
1st |
| 1992 |
338,019 |
+2,086 |
1st |
| 1991 |
335,933 |
+2,703 |
1st |
| 1995 |
334,612 |
+14,674 |
1st |
| 2007 |
333,498 |
−13,562 |
1st |
| 1990 |
333,230 |
+15,664 |
1st |
| 1993 |
332,345 |
−5,674 |
1st |
| 2008 |
330,110 |
−3,388 |
1st |
| 1994 |
319,938 |
−12,407 |
1st |
| 1989 |
317,566 |
+8,658 |
1st |
| 1987 |
311,006 |
+20,804 |
1st |
| 1988 |
308,908 |
−2,098 |
1st |
| 2009 |
295,315 |
−34,795 |
1st |
| 1986 |
290,202 |
+15,829 |
1st |
| 2010 |
290,081 |
−5,234 |
2nd |
| 2011 |
287,580 |
−2,501 |
2nd |
| 2012 |
287,013 |
−567 |
2nd |
| 1985 |
274,373 |
+18,168 |
1st |
| 2013 |
271,731 |
−15,282 |
3rd |
| 2014 |
265,959 |
−5,772 |
3rd |
| 2017 |
260,292 |
+48 |
3rd |
| 2016 |
260,244 |
+1,405 |
3rd |
| 2015 |
258,839 |
−7,120 |
3rd |
| 1984 |
256,205 |
+28,497 |
1st |
| 2018 |
253,630 |
−6,662 |
3rd |
| 2019 |
245,372 |
−8,258 |
3rd |
| 1983 |
227,708 |
+61,978 |
1st |
| 2020 |
227,348 |
−18,024 |
3rd |
| 2021 |
222,452 |
−4,896 |
3rd |
| 1980 |
165,730 |
– |
1st |
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