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United Kingdom - Patent Applications 1997

Name: United Kingdom Patent Applications 1997
Creator: World Bank
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Patent applications by residents · World Bank

17,938 −246 from 1996 Global rank: 5th

United Kingdom's patent applications was 17,938 in 1997, decreased +246 from 18,184 in 1996. This was the 5th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1997▾

Patent Applications by Country - 1997
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Japan	350,807	3.1%
2nd	United States	119,214	11.5%
3rd	Korea	67,359	-1.5%
4th	Germany	44,438	5.0%
5th	United Kingdom	17,938	-1.4%
6th	Russian Federation	15,106	-16.1%
7th	France	13,252	2.6%
8th	China	12,672	9.0%
9th	Ukraine	4,688	28.9%
10th	Sweden	4,130	0.5%
11th	Canada	3,344	29.5%
12th	Brazil	2,756	5.6%
13th	Switzerland	2,408	-3.8%
14th	Poland	2,399	-0.5%
15th	Netherlands	2,391	1.8%
16th	Finland	2,355	8.1%
17th	Spain	2,237	-1.6%
18th	India	1,926	16.0%
19th	Austria	1,910	0.1%
20th	Australia	1,760	-2.1%
21st	Romania	1,708	-6.7%
22nd	New Zealand	1,572	23.3%
23rd	Israel	1,441	18.3%
24th	Denmark	1,319	0.8%
25th	Norway	1,256	-2.7%
26th	Kazakhstan	1,171	14.6%
27th	Argentina	824	-24.9%
28th	Uzbekistan	815	-10.8%
29th	Belgium	792	2.1%
30th	Belarus	752	7.7%
31st	Hungary	737	-8.2%
32nd	Czechia	579	-5.7%
33rd	Mexico	420	8.8%
34th	Bulgaria	394	24.7%
35th	South Africa	355	-53.1%
36th	Moldova	295	2.1%
37th	Greece	293	9.7%
38th	Singapore	288	28.6%
39th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	284	-1.4%
40th	Croatia	273	5.4%
41st	Slovenia	266	-7.6%
42nd	Georgia	263	-8.7%
43rd	Thailand	246	21.2%
44th	Slovak Republic	224	14.9%
45th	Türkiye	203	7.4%
46th	Mongolia	186	63.2%
47th	Malaysia	179	-19.0%
48th	Latvia	162	-17.3%
49th	Chile	161	-8.5%
50th	Kyrgyz Republic	152	20.6%
51st	Lithuania	125	25.0%
52nd	Philippines	125	-23.3%
53rd	Syrian Arab Republic	116	9.4%
54th	Cuba	109	31.3%
55th	Sri Lanka	81	62.0%
56th	Colombia	80	-8.0%
57th	Indonesia	79	97.5%
58th	Portugal	71	-17.4%
59th	North Macedonia	66	26.9%
60th	Armenia	62	-61.7%
61st	Saudi Arabia	57	111.1%
62nd	Turkmenistan	52	-21.2%
63rd	Luxembourg	48	-7.7%
64th	Peru	48	-7.7%
65th	Bangladesh	46	109.1%
66th	Tunisia	41	-8.9%
67th	Guatemala	36	63.6%
68th	Algeria	34	-32.0%
69th	Uruguay	32	28.0%
70th	Viet Nam	30	-18.9%
71st	Pakistan	27	68.8%
72nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	26	-36.6%
73rd	Costa Rica	25	8.7%
74th	Tajikistan	23	-23.3%
75th	Iceland	22	37.5%
76th	Kenya	22	46.7%
77th	Malta	22	266.7%
78th	Monaco	20	25.0%
79th	Trinidad and Tobago	17	88.9%
80th	Estonia	15	25.0%
81st	Jamaica	9	350.0%
82nd	Madagascar	9	28.6%
83rd	Ecuador	8	14.3%
84th	Mauritius	3	0.0%
85th	Nicaragua	3	50.0%
86th	Malawi	2	0.0%

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's patent applications in 1997?▾

United Kingdom's patent applications in 1997 was 17,938. This ranked 5th globally.

How did United Kingdom's patent applications change in 1997?▾

United Kingdom's patent applications decreased by 1.4% in 1997 compared to 1996.

Which country had the highest patent applications in 1997?▾

Japan had the highest patent applications in 1997 at 350,807.

What is the patent applications of United Kingdom in 1997?▾

The patent applications of United Kingdom in 1997 was 17,938. This ranked 5th globally.

How does 1997 compare to 1996 for United Kingdom's patent applications?▾

United Kingdom's patent applications went from 18,184 in 1996 to 17,938 in 1997, a 1.4% decrease.

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