Number of Resident Patent Filings per $Million Research & Development (R&D) Expenditure,,
"Source: WIPO Statistics Database and UNESCO, October 2011",,
"Note: Research and development (R&D) expenditure are in millions of US dollars, based on 2005 purchasing power parities and lagged by one year to derive the resident patent filings to R&D ratio. ",,


origin,year,resident_app_per_million_rdexp
Argentina,2001,1.6
Argentina,2002,2.04
Argentina,2003,2.41
Argentina,2004,1.88
Argentina,2005,1.9
Argentina,2006,1.64
Argentina,2007,1.37
Argentina,2008,1.05
Argentina,2009,1.52
Argentina,2010,..
Australia,2001,0.51
Australia,2002,0.47
Australia,2003,0.44
Australia,2004,0.43
Australia,2005,0.39
Australia,2006,0.38
Australia,2007,0.31
Australia,2008,0.29
Australia,2009,0.24
Australia,2010,..
Austria,2001,..
Austria,2002,..
Austria,2003,0.57
Austria,2004,..
Austria,2005,0.55
Austria,2006,0.48
Austria,2007,0.48
Austria,2008,0.44
Austria,2009,0.4
Austria,2010,0.43
Belgium,2001,0.13
Belgium,2002,0.13
Belgium,2003,0.12
Belgium,2004,0.12
Belgium,2005,0.12
Belgium,2006,0.12
Belgium,2007,0.1
Belgium,2008,0.12
Belgium,2009,0.14
Belgium,2010,0.13
Bulgaria,2001,4.48
Bulgaria,2002,5.09
Bulgaria,2003,4.96
Bulgaria,2004,4.08
Bulgaria,2005,3.16
Bulgaria,2006,3.25
Bulgaria,2007,2.24
Bulgaria,2008,2.05
Bulgaria,2009,1.81
Bulgaria,2010,1.78
Canada,2001,0.34
Canada,2002,0.3
Canada,2003,0.32
Canada,2004,0.42
Canada,2005,0.4
Canada,2006,0.43
Canada,2007,0.38
Canada,2008,0.39
Canada,2009,0.43
Canada,2010,0.39
Chile,2001,1.94
Chile,2002,2.99
Chile,2003,0.79
Chile,2004,0.73
Chile,2005,0.62
Chile,2006,..
Chile,2007,..
Chile,2008,2.15
Chile,2009,0.96
Chile,2010,..
China,2001,1.65
China,2002,1.9
China,2003,2.18
China,2004,2.13
China,2005,2.36
China,2006,2.52
China,2007,2.57
China,2008,2.79
China,2009,2.81
China,2010,2.85
"China, Hong Kong SAR",2001,0.44
"China, Hong Kong SAR",2002,0.35
"China, Hong Kong SAR",2003,0.27
"China, Hong Kong SAR",2004,0.21
"China, Hong Kong SAR",2005,0.19
"China, Hong Kong SAR",2006,0.17
"China, Hong Kong SAR",2007,0.14
"China, Hong Kong SAR",2008,0.17
"China, Hong Kong SAR",2009,0.17
"China, Hong Kong SAR",2010,0.14
Colombia,2001,0.8
Colombia,2002,0.63
Colombia,2003,0.95
Colombia,2004,0.8
Colombia,2005,0.94
Colombia,2006,1.26
Colombia,2007,1.04
Colombia,2008,0.94
Colombia,2009,1.01
Colombia,2010,1.12
Costa Rica,2001,..
Costa Rica,2002,..
Costa Rica,2003,..
Costa Rica,2004,..
Costa Rica,2005,..
Costa Rica,2006,..
Costa Rica,2007,..
Costa Rica,2008,..
Costa Rica,2009,..
Costa Rica,2010,..
Croatia,2001,1.39
Croatia,2002,1.5
Croatia,2003,1.58
Croatia,2004,1.63
Croatia,2005,1.28
Croatia,2006,1.3
Croatia,2007,1.75
Croatia,2008,1.35
Croatia,2009,0.83
Croatia,2010,1.06
Cyprus,2001,..
Cyprus,2002,..
Cyprus,2003,..
Cyprus,2004,..
Cyprus,2005,..
Cyprus,2006,..
Cyprus,2007,..
Cyprus,2008,..
Cyprus,2009,..
Cyprus,2010,..
Czech Republic,2001,0.45
Czech Republic,2002,0.41
Czech Republic,2003,0.47
Czech Republic,2004,0.44
Czech Republic,2005,0.38
Czech Republic,2006,0.34
Czech Republic,2007,0.32
Czech Republic,2008,0.32
Czech Republic,2009,0.36
Czech Republic,2010,0.41
Denmark,2001,0.63
Denmark,2002,0.65
Denmark,2003,0.6
Denmark,2004,0.61
Denmark,2005,0.56
Denmark,2006,0.5
Denmark,2007,0.54
Denmark,2008,0.48
Denmark,2009,0.41
Denmark,2010,0.46
Finland,2001,0.71
Finland,2002,0.63
Finland,2003,0.57
Finland,2004,0.55
Finland,2005,0.48
Finland,2006,0.46
Finland,2007,0.43
Finland,2008,0.4
Finland,2009,0.37
Finland,2010,0.37
France,2001,0.58
France,2002,0.56
France,2003,0.54
France,2004,0.59
France,2005,0.58
France,2006,0.6
France,2007,0.58
France,2008,0.57
France,2009,0.54
France,2010,0.56
Germany,2001,1.15
Germany,2002,1.09
Germany,2003,1.09
Germany,2004,1.09
Germany,2005,1.09
Germany,2006,1.08
Germany,2007,1.01
Germany,2008,1.01
Germany,2009,0.93
Germany,2010,0.95
Greece,2001,1.17
Greece,2002,0.85
Greece,2003,0.89
Greece,2004,0.82
Greece,2005,1.01
Greece,2006,1.06
Greece,2007,1.15
Greece,2008,1.24
Greece,2009,..
Greece,2010,..
Hungary,2001,1.92
Hungary,2002,1.58
Hungary,2003,1.41
Hungary,2004,1.39
Hungary,2005,1.19
Hungary,2006,1.03
Hungary,2007,0.83
Hungary,2008,0.81
Hungary,2009,0.83
Hungary,2010,0.6
Iceland,2001,..
Iceland,2002,..
Iceland,2003,..
Iceland,2004,..
Iceland,2005,..
Iceland,2006,..
Iceland,2007,..
Iceland,2008,..
Iceland,2009,..
Iceland,2010,..
India,2001,0.95
India,2002,0.99
India,2003,1.22
India,2004,1.16
India,2005,1.1
India,2006,0.95
India,2007,0.93
India,2008,0.83
India,2009,..
India,2010,..
Iran (Islamic Republic of),2001,..
Iran (Islamic Republic of),2002,..
Iran (Islamic Republic of),2003,..
Iran (Islamic Republic of),2004,..
Iran (Islamic Republic of),2005,..
Iran (Islamic Republic of),2006,..
Iran (Islamic Republic of),2007,..
Iran (Islamic Republic of),2008,..
Iran (Islamic Republic of),2009,..
Iran (Islamic Republic of),2010,..
Ireland,2001,1.03
Ireland,2002,0.91
Ireland,2003,0.82
Ireland,2004,0.69
Ireland,2005,0.64
Ireland,2006,0.64
Ireland,2007,0.61
Ireland,2008,0.62
Ireland,2009,0.56
Ireland,2010,0.39
Israel,2001,0.26
Israel,2002,0.24
Israel,2003,0.26
Israel,2004,0.33
Israel,2005,0.06
Israel,2006,0.05
Israel,2007,0.27
Israel,2008,0.22
Israel,2009,0.19
Israel,2010,0.22
Italy,2001,..
Italy,2002,..
Italy,2003,..
Italy,2004,..
Italy,2005,..
Italy,2006,..
Italy,2007,1
Italy,2008,0.82
Italy,2009,0.81
Italy,2010,..
Japan,2001,4.88
Japan,2002,4.36
Japan,2003,4.17
Japan,2004,4.15
Japan,2005,4.07
Japan,2006,3.53
Japan,2007,3.21
Japan,2008,3.04
Japan,2009,2.73
Japan,2010,3.04
Kazakhstan,2001,..
Kazakhstan,2002,..
Kazakhstan,2003,..
Kazakhstan,2004,..
Kazakhstan,2005,..
Kazakhstan,2006,..
Kazakhstan,2007,..
Kazakhstan,2008,..
Kazakhstan,2009,..
Kazakhstan,2010,..
Latvia,2001,3.25
Latvia,2002,4.66
Latvia,2003,2.28
Latvia,2004,3.33
Latvia,2005,2.22
Latvia,2006,1.67
Latvia,2007,1.17
Latvia,2008,2.87
Latvia,2009,4.4
Latvia,2010,3.67
Lithuania,2001,1.61
Lithuania,2002,1.22
Lithuania,2003,1.51
Lithuania,2004,1.19
Lithuania,2005,0.93
Lithuania,2006,0.87
Lithuania,2007,0.53
Lithuania,2008,0.65
Lithuania,2009,0.81
Lithuania,2010,1.08
Luxembourg,2001,..
Luxembourg,2002,..
Luxembourg,2003,..
Luxembourg,2004,..
Luxembourg,2005,..
Luxembourg,2006,..
Luxembourg,2007,..
Luxembourg,2008,..
Luxembourg,2009,..
Luxembourg,2010,..
Malaysia,2001,0.42
Malaysia,2002,..
Malaysia,2003,0.35
Malaysia,2004,..
Malaysia,2005,0.43
Malaysia,2006,..
Malaysia,2007,0.39
Malaysia,2008,..
Malaysia,2009,..
Malaysia,2010,..
Mexico,2001,0.41
Mexico,2002,0.37
Mexico,2003,0.26
Mexico,2004,0.34
Mexico,2005,0.27
Mexico,2006,0.23
Mexico,2007,0.25
Mexico,2008,0.28
Mexico,2009,..
Mexico,2010,..
Netherlands,2001,0.37
Netherlands,2002,0.37
Netherlands,2003,0.43
Netherlands,2004,0.4
Netherlands,2005,0.38
Netherlands,2006,0.38
Netherlands,2007,0.35
Netherlands,2008,0.41
Netherlands,2009,0.47
Netherlands,2010,..
New Zealand,2001,..
New Zealand,2002,4.94
New Zealand,2003,..
New Zealand,2004,3.5
New Zealand,2005,..
New Zealand,2006,4.35
New Zealand,2007,..
New Zealand,2008,2.28
New Zealand,2009,..
New Zealand,2010,..
Norway,2001,..
Norway,2002,0.62
Norway,2003,0.56
Norway,2004,0.57
Norway,2005,0.61
Norway,2006,0.63
Norway,2007,0.67
Norway,2008,0.59
Norway,2009,0.63
Norway,2010,0.54
Philippines,2001,1.15
Philippines,2002,1.04
Philippines,2003,0.68
Philippines,2004,0.77
Philippines,2005,..
Philippines,2006,1.31
Philippines,2007,..
Philippines,2008,1.18
Philippines,2009,..
Philippines,2010,..
Poland,2001,2.1
Poland,2002,2.26
Poland,2003,4.3
Poland,2004,3.33
Poland,2005,2.5
Poland,2006,2.28
Poland,2007,2.44
Poland,2008,2.42
Poland,2009,2.47
Poland,2010,2.61
Portugal,2001,0.24
Portugal,2002,0.24
Portugal,2003,0.24
Portugal,2004,0.24
Portugal,2005,0.26
Portugal,2006,0.27
Portugal,2007,0.24
Portugal,2008,0.27
Portugal,2009,0.32
Portugal,2010,0.28
Republic of Korea,2001,4.92
Republic of Korea,2002,4.44
Republic of Korea,2003,5.11
Republic of Korea,2004,5.52
Republic of Korea,2005,5.63
Republic of Korea,2006,5.33
Republic of Korea,2007,4.8
Republic of Korea,2008,4.28
Republic of Korea,2009,4.05
Republic of Korea,2010,..
Romania,2001,2.87
Romania,2002,3.76
Romania,2003,2.26
Romania,2004,2.33
Romania,2005,2.2
Romania,2006,1.97
Romania,2007,1.72
Romania,2008,1.95
Romania,2009,2.35
Romania,2010,3.09
Russian Federation,2001,2.65
Russian Federation,2002,2.16
Russian Federation,2003,2.06
Russian Federation,2004,1.75
Russian Federation,2005,1.86
Russian Federation,2006,2.26
Russian Federation,2007,2.1
Russian Federation,2008,1.94
Russian Federation,2009,1.86
Russian Federation,2010,1.9
Serbia,2001,..
Serbia,2002,..
Serbia,2003,..
Serbia,2004,10.92
Serbia,2005,13.33
Serbia,2006,13.57
Serbia,2007,11.29
Serbia,2008,60.38
Serbia,2009,8.56
Serbia,2010,3.13
Singapore,2001,0.3
Singapore,2002,0.32
Singapore,2003,0.31
Singapore,2004,0.31
Singapore,2005,0.23
Singapore,2006,0.22
Singapore,2007,0.23
Singapore,2008,0.22
Singapore,2009,0.17
Singapore,2010,0.28
Slovakia,2001,0.84
Slovakia,2002,0.86
Slovakia,2003,0.77
Slovakia,2004,0.87
Slovakia,2005,0.75
Slovakia,2006,0.88
Slovakia,2007,1.21
Slovakia,2008,0.88
Slovakia,2009,0.79
Slovakia,2010,1.14
Slovenia,2001,0.98
Slovenia,2002,0.86
Slovenia,2003,0.84
Slovenia,2004,0.98
Slovenia,2005,0.82
Slovenia,2006,0.72
Slovenia,2007,0.71
Slovenia,2008,0.65
Slovenia,2009,0.64
Slovenia,2010,0.73
South Africa,2001,..
South Africa,2002,0.72
South Africa,2003,..
South Africa,2004,0.59
South Africa,2005,0.54
South Africa,2006,0.41
South Africa,2007,0.41
South Africa,2008,0.36
South Africa,2009,0.32
South Africa,2010,..
Spain,2001,0.51
Spain,2002,0.55
Spain,2003,0.49
Spain,2004,0.46
Spain,2005,0.46
Spain,2006,0.43
Spain,2007,0.4
Spain,2008,0.4
Spain,2009,0.38
Spain,2010,0.4
Sudan,2001,..
Sudan,2002,..
Sudan,2003,..
Sudan,2004,..
Sudan,2005,..
Sudan,2006,..
Sudan,2007,..
Sudan,2008,..
Sudan,2009,..
Sudan,2010,..
Sweden,2001,..
Sweden,2002,0.4
Sweden,2003,..
Sweden,2004,0.36
Sweden,2005,0.34
Sweden,2006,0.32
Sweden,2007,0.3
Sweden,2008,0.32
Sweden,2009,0.25
Sweden,2010,0.29
Switzerland,2001,0.4
Switzerland,2002,..
Switzerland,2003,..
Switzerland,2004,..
Switzerland,2005,0.3
Switzerland,2006,..
Switzerland,2007,..
Switzerland,2008,..
Switzerland,2009,0.26
Switzerland,2010,..
Thailand,2001,1.75
Thailand,2002,1.68
Thailand,2003,2.27
Thailand,2004,1.78
Thailand,2005,2.26
Thailand,2006,2.28
Thailand,2007,1.98
Thailand,2008,1.91
Thailand,2009,..
Thailand,2010,..
Tunisia,2001,..
Tunisia,2002,..
Tunisia,2003,..
Tunisia,2004,..
Tunisia,2005,..
Tunisia,2006,..
Tunisia,2007,..
Tunisia,2008,..
Tunisia,2009,..
Tunisia,2010,..
Turkey,2001,0.34
Turkey,2002,0.39
Turkey,2003,0.52
Turkey,2004,0.92
Turkey,2005,1.03
Turkey,2006,0.69
Turkey,2007,1.01
Turkey,2008,0.85
Turkey,2009,0.91
Turkey,2010,..
Ukraine,2001,7.8
Ukraine,2002,1.28
Ukraine,2003,1.51
Ukraine,2004,2.95
Ukraine,2005,2.14
Ukraine,2006,1.74
Ukraine,2007,2.16
Ukraine,2008,1.96
Ukraine,2009,1.7
Ukraine,2010,2.06
United Kingdom,2001,1.04
United Kingdom,2002,0.99
United Kingdom,2003,0.97
United Kingdom,2004,0.92
United Kingdom,2005,0.88
United Kingdom,2006,0.84
United Kingdom,2007,0.8
United Kingdom,2008,0.71
United Kingdom,2009,0.7
United Kingdom,2010,0.7
United States of America,2001,0.79
United States of America,2002,0.83
United States of America,2003,0.9
United States of America,2004,0.89
United States of America,2005,0.97
United States of America,2006,0.98
United States of America,2007,1.01
United States of America,2008,0.91
United States of America,2009,0.84
United States of America,2010,..