Number of patent grants worldwide 1990-2021

Published by Statista Research Department, Apr 14, 2023
In 2021, the number of patent grants worldwide stood at around 1.76 million. The number of patent grants generally increased in the past decades. Especially in the last year the number of patent grants worldwide increased greatly. During the time under consideration, this year the highest number of patent grants was recorded.

Number of patent grants worldwide from 1990 to 2021

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November 2022

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Worldwide

Survey time period

1990 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Data based on numbers from all reporting offices around the world, includes direct national and regional applications and international applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) that subsequently entered the national or regional phase.

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