Singapore – Patent Applications 1981

Number of patent applications filed by residents at the national patent office. A proxy for domestic innovation and R&D output. · World Bank
4 +2 from 1980 G20 rank: 58th

Singapore's patent applications was 4 in 1981, increased +2 from 2 in 1980. This was the 58th highest in the G20.

G20 Ranking – 1981
Patent Applications by Country – 1981
RankCountryValueYoY
1st United States 62,404 0.5%
2nd Germany 29,841 4.0%
3rd United Kingdom 20,808 6.1%
4th France 10,945 -0.5%
5th Poland 4,370 -29.5%
6th Sweden 3,914 -4.7%
7th Switzerland 3,712 -8.3%
8th Bulgaria 3,673 11.4%
9th South Africa 3,340 8.0%
10th Romania 2,481 -3.4%
11th Austria 2,390 2.7%
12th Brazil 2,171 1.0%
13th Canada 2,164 31.3%
14th Hungary 2,124 32.7%
15th Netherlands 1,897 3.9%
16th Spain 1,718 -8.4%
17th Finland 1,423 4.9%
18th Korea 1,319 6.3%
19th Greece 1,221 -3.5%
20th Denmark 1,085 12.6%
21st India 1,067 -11.6%
22nd New Zealand 1,033 -10.0%
23rd Argentina 954 -24.8%
24th Belgium 806 -6.8%
25th Mexico 765 8.7%
26th Israel 727 8.7%
27th Norway 714 -0.3%
28th Ireland 461 17.0%
29th Australia 458 15.4%
30th Iran, Islamic Republic of 286 69.2%
31st Türkiye 157 17.2%
32nd Cuba 122 -5.4%
33rd Luxembourg 109 12.4%
34th Chile 92 -34.3%
35th Philippines 91 -23.5%
36th Portugal 90 -2.2%
37th Uruguay 71 1.4%
38th Egypt, Arab Republic of 59 -22.4%
39th Peru 50 -39.0%
40th Costa Rica 41 36.7%
41st Bangladesh 39 14.7%
42nd Colombia 39 -9.3%
43rd Morocco 36 24.1%
44th Zimbabwe 35 -10.3%
45th Tunisia 28 3.7%
46th Iraq 26 36.8%
47th Thailand 26 100.0%
48th Monaco 20 42.9%
49th Algeria 14 180.0%
50th Ecuador 14 -60.0%
51st Iceland 14 -26.3%
52nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 12 50.0%
53rd Panama 8 -46.7%
54th Malawi 7 250.0%
55th Syrian Arab Republic 7 16.7%
56th Sri Lanka 6 -45.5%
57th Malta 6 -14.3%
58th Singapore 4 100.0%
59th Bahamas, The 2
60th Mauritius 2
61st Samoa 2
62nd Bahrain 1
63rd Mali 1
64th Zambia 1 -50.0%