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Latvia – Patent Applications 2009

Number of patent applications filed by residents at the national patent office. A proxy for domestic innovation and R&D output. · World Bank
240 +34 from 2008 G20 rank: 54th

Latvia's patent applications was 240 in 2009, increased +34 from 206 in 2008. This was the 54th highest in the G20.

G20 Ranking – 2009
Patent Applications by Country – 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Japan 295,315 -10.5%
2nd China 229,096 17.7%
3rd United States 224,912 -2.9%
4th Korea 127,316 0.2%
5th Germany 47,859 -2.8%
6th Russian Federation 25,598 -7.6%
7th United Kingdom 15,985 -3.3%
8th France 14,100 -3.8%
9th Iran, Islamic Republic of 12,184 -20.9%
10th Italy 8,814 2.6%
11th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7,956 16.2%
12th India 7,262 13.0%
13th Canada 5,067 0.1%
14th Brazil 4,271 -0.2%
15th Spain 3,596 -1.0%
16th Poland 2,899 16.5%
17th Netherlands 2,575 6.4%
18th Türkiye 2,555 15.0%
19th Australia 2,494 -11.6%
20th Ukraine 2,434 -13.8%
21st Austria 2,263 -1.5%
22nd Sweden 2,186 -14.2%
23rd Finland 1,806 0.4%
24th Belarus 1,753 16.1%
25th Switzerland 1,684 5.6%
26th New Zealand 1,555 23.8%
27th Denmark 1,518 -7.1%
28th Kazakhstan 1,513 2.0%
29th Israel 1,387 -9.2%
30th Norway 1,246 8.3%
31st Malaysia 1,234 50.9%
32nd Romania 1,054 5.9%
33rd Thailand 1,025 13.6%
34th Mexico 822 20.0%
35th South Africa 822 -4.4%
36th Czechia 789 10.8%
37th Hungary 757 10.8%
38th Singapore 750 -5.4%
39th Greece 698 11.1%
40th Belgium 669 16.3%
41st Argentina 640 -20.1%
42nd Portugal 571 49.9%
43rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 490 1.9%
44th Indonesia 415 7.5%
45th Slovenia 373 23.9%
46th Chile 343 -35.4%
47th Sudan 332 -2.4%
48th Serbia 319 -17.4%
49th Azerbaijan 264 16.8%
50th Viet Nam 258 26.5%
51st Georgia 256 15.3%
52nd Croatia 250 -24.2%
53rd Bulgaria 242 -2.8%
54th Latvia 240 16.5%
55th Uzbekistan 238 -9.2%
56th Sri Lanka 202 0.5%
57th Slovak Republic 176 5.4%
58th Philippines 172 -20.4%
59th Hong Kong SAR, China 149 -13.9%
60th Kyrgyz Republic 146 8.1%
61st Morocco 135 -23.7%
62nd Moldova 134 -50.9%
63rd Colombia 128 1.6%
64th Armenia 116 -48.7%
65th Tunisia 105 38.2%
66th Lithuania 91 4.6%
67th Estonia 76 22.6%
68th Mongolia 76 -26.2%
69th Iceland 64 28.0%
70th Jordan 60 20.0%
71st Luxembourg 60 25.0%
72nd Cuba 59 -14.5%
73rd Bangladesh 55 -8.3%
74th Kenya 48 -23.8%
75th North Macedonia 39 14.7%
76th Peru 37 19.4%
77th Uruguay 30 -9.1%
78th Dominican Republic 17 112.5%
79th Jamaica 17 13.3%
80th Costa Rica 16 -33.3%
81st Paraguay 15 15.4%
82nd Tajikistan 11 -57.7%
83rd Zambia 9 -65.4%
84th Malta 8 -42.9%
85th Guatemala 7 40.0%
86th Mozambique 7 250.0%
87th Cyprus 6 -45.5%
88th Ecuador 6 200.0%
89th Monaco 3 -57.1%
90th Macao SAR, China 1 -66.7%
91st Madagascar 1 -92.9%