Maldives
NationsTreeRanking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
Patent applications by residents (applications)
Patent applications filed by residents of the country through national or regional offices. Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · IP.PAT.RESD
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Patent applications by residentsapplications | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.7 m applications | 2024 |
| 2 |  United States |
North America | 270,295 applications | 2024 |
| 3 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 237,169 applications | 2024 |
| 4 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 195,786 applications | 2024 |
| 5 |  India |
South Asia | 63,217 applications | 2024 |
| 6 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 40,085 applications | 2024 |
| 7 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 21,502 applications | 2024 |
| 8 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 12,751 applications | 2024 |
| 9 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 11,105 applications | 2024 |
| 10 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 10,004 applications | 2024 |
| 11 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 9,120 applications | 2024 |
| 12 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 8,314 applications | 2024 |
| 13 |  North Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 6,936 applications | 2024 |
| 14 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 5,752 applications | 2024 |
| 15 |  Canada |
North America | 4,304 applications | 2024 |
| 16 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 3,363 applications | 2024 |
| 17 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3,108 applications | 2024 |
| 18 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 2,542 applications | 2024 |
| 19 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1,931 applications | 2024 |
| 20 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 1,898 applications | 2024 |
| 21 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,851 applications | 2024 |
| 22 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,781 applications | 2024 |
| 23 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,770 applications | 2024 |
| 24 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,676 applications | 2024 |
| 25 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,448 applications | 2024 |
| 26 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 1,226 applications | 2024 |
| 27 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,191 applications | 2024 |
| 28 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1,172 applications | 2024 |
| 29 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 1,160 applications | 2024 |
| 30 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,084 applications | 2024 |
| 31 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 987 applications | 2024 |
| 32 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 969 applications | 2024 |
| 33 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 930 applications | 2024 |
| 34 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 873 applications | 2024 |
| 35 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 841 applications | 2024 |
| 35 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 841 applications | 2024 |
| 37 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 747 applications | 2024 |
| 38 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 743 applications | 2024 |
| 39 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 732 applications | 2024 |
| 40 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 647 applications | 2024 |
| 41 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 563 applications | 2024 |
| 42 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 556 applications | 2024 |
| 43 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 507 applications | 2024 |
| 44 |  Hong Kong |
East Asia & Pacific | 495 applications | 2024 |
| 45 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 480 applications | 2024 |
| 45 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 480 applications | 2024 |
| 47 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 463 applications | 2024 |
| 48 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 445 applications | 2024 |
| 49 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 410 applications | 2020 |
| 50 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 396 applications | 2024 |
| 51 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 390 applications | 2024 |
| 52 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 366 applications | 2024 |
| 53 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 350 applications | 2024 |
| 54 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 343 applications | 2024 |
| 55 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 278 applications | 2024 |
| 55 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 278 applications | 2024 |
| 57 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 270 applications | 2024 |
| 58 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 256 applications | 2024 |
| 59 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 253 applications | 2024 |
| 60 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 225 applications | 2024 |
| 61 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 214 applications | 2024 |
| 62 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 194 applications | 2024 |
| 63 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 179 applications | 2024 |
| 64 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 167 applications | 2024 |
| 65 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 154 applications | 2024 |
| 66 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 153 applications | 2020 |
| 67 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 139 applications | 2024 |
| 68 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 119 applications | 2024 |
| 69 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 104 applications | 2024 |
| 70 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 98 applications | 2024 |
| 71 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 94 applications | 2024 |
| 72 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 89 applications | 2024 |
| 73 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 87 applications | 2024 |
| 74 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 84 applications | 2024 |
| 75 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 72 applications | 2020 |
| 76 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 68 applications | 2024 |
| 77 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 67 applications | 2024 |
| 78 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 66 applications | 2024 |
| 79 |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 63 applications | 2024 |
| 80 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 62 applications | 2024 |
| 81 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 58 applications | 2024 |
| 82 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 53 applications | 2024 |
| 83 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 38 applications | 2024 |
| 84 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 35 applications | 2024 |
| 85 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 34 applications | 2024 |
| 86 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 30 applications | 2024 |
| 87 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 27 applications | 2024 |
| 88 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 26 applications | 2024 |
| 89 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 25 applications | 2024 |
| 90 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 22 applications | 2024 |
| 91 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 21 applications | 2024 |
| 92 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18 applications | 2024 |
| 93 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 15 applications | 2024 |
| 93 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 15 applications | 2024 |
| 93 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 15 applications | 2024 |
| 96 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14 applications | 2024 |
| 97 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 13 applications | 2024 |
| 97 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 13 applications | 2024 |
| 99 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 12 applications | 2024 |
| 99 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 12 applications | 2024 |
| 101 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 11 applications | 2024 |
| 101 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 11 applications | 2024 |
| 101 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 11 applications | 2023 |
| 104 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 10 applications | 2022 |
| 104 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 10 applications | 2023 |
| 104 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 10 applications | 2024 |
| 107 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 9 applications | 2023 |
| 107 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 9 applications | 2024 |
| 109 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 8 applications | 2024 |
| 109 |  Macao |
East Asia & Pacific | 8 applications | 2024 |
| 109 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8 applications | 2024 |
| 112 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 7 applications | 2024 |
| 113 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6 applications | 2024 |
| 113 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 6 applications | 2024 |
| 113 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 6 applications | 2024 |
| 113 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6 applications | 2023 |
| 117 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 5 applications | 2024 |
| 118 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 3 applications | 2024 |
| 118 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3 applications | 2021 |
| 118 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3 applications | 2024 |
| 118 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 applications | 2024 |
| 118 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 3 applications | 2024 |
| 123 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2 applications | 2024 |
| 123 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2 applications | 2024 |
| 123 |  Monaco |
Europe & Central Asia | 2 applications | 2024 |
| 126 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 1 applications | 2024 |
| 126 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1 applications | 2022 |
| 126 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 1 applications | 2024 |
| 126 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 applications | 2022 |
| 126 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 applications | 2024 |
| 126 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 1 applications | 2024 |
| 126 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 1 applications | 2023 |
| 126 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 applications | 2024 |
| 126 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 1 applications | 2022 |
| 126 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 1 applications | 2021 |
| 126 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 applications | 2023 |
| 126 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 1 applications | 2021 |
| — |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2 applications | 2019 |
| — |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 5 applications | 2018 |
| — |  Aruba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1 applications | 2002 |
| — |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 4 applications | 2017 |
| — |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1 applications | 2006 |
| — |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 2 applications | 2010 |
| — |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 26 applications | 2012 |
| — |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2 applications | 2014 |
| — |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 8 applications | 2018 |
| — |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 110 applications | 2015 |
| — |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 applications | 2019 |
| — |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12 applications | 1996 |
| — |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 applications | 2016 |
| — |  Nepal |
South Asia | 20 applications | 2017 |
| — |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 1 applications | 2014 |
| — |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2 applications | 2018 |
| — |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 1 applications | 2019 |
| — |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1 applications | 2015 |
| — |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 44 applications | 1999 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 137 ranked.