Japan Japan, Patent applications, residents

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2021 222,452 3 -4,896 -2.15%
2020 227,348 3 -18,024 -7.35%
2019 245,372 3 -8,258 -3.26%
2018 253,630 3 -6,662 -2.56%
2017 260,292 3 +48 +0.0184%
2016 260,244 3 +1,405 +0.543%
2015 258,839 3 -7,120 -2.68%
2014 265,959 3 -5,772 -2.12%
2013 271,731 3 -15,282 -5.32%
2012 287,013 2 -567 -0.197%
2011 287,580 2 -2,501 -0.862%
2010 290,081 2 -5,234 -1.77%
2009 295,315 1 -34,795 -10.5%
2008 330,110 1 -3,388 -1.02%
2007 333,498 1 -13,562 -3.91%
2006 347,060 1 -20,900 -5.68%
2005 367,960 1 -456 -0.124%
2004 368,416 1 +10,232 +2.86%
2003 358,184 1 -11,274 -3.05%
2002 369,458 1 -17,309 -4.48%
2001 386,767 1 -597 -0.154%
2000 387,364 1 +27,184 +7.55%
1999 360,180 1 +799 +0.222%
1998 359,381 1 +8,574 +2.44%
1997 350,807 1 +10,706 +3.15%
1996 340,101 1 +5,489 +1.64%
1995 334,612 1 +14,674 +4.59%
1994 319,938 1 -12,407 -3.73%
1993 332,345 1 -5,674 -1.68%
1992 338,019 1 +2,086 +0.621%
1991 335,933 1 +2,703 +0.811%
1990 333,230 1 +15,664 +4.93%
1989 317,566 1 +8,658 +2.8%
1988 308,908 1 -2,098 -0.675%
1987 311,006 1 +20,804 +7.17%
1986 290,202 1 +15,829 +5.77%
1985 274,373 1 +18,168 +7.09%
1984 256,205 1 +28,497 +12.5%
1983 227,708 1 +61,978 +37.4%
1980 165,730 1

Charts