Trademark applications, nonresident, by count by country
Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Madrid System. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by...
What the numbers show
Trademark applications, nonresident, by count is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 301,922 in United States; the lowest is 155 in Vanuatu.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,904, and the mean is 15,243.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,948.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 859.7%), and the largest decrease in Slovenia (down 62.2%).
Trademark applications, nonresident, by count: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 301,922 | 2024 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 187,893 | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 159,456 | 2024 | up 859.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 87,891 | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 5 | Japan | 73,261 | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 67,644 | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 7 | Mexico | 55,754 | 2024 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 8 | Switzerland | 52,871 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 9 | South Korea | 50,490 | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 10 | Russia | 43,657 | 2024 | down 29.2% | flat |
| 11 | India | 43,016 | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Brazil | 42,714 | 2024 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 13 | Singapore | 40,827 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 40,357 | 2024 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 39,344 | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 16 | Indonesia | 38,286 | 2024 | up 220.9% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 37,332 | 2024 | up 105.8% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 33,990 | 2024 | up 77.3% | rising |
| 19 | Turkey | 32,480 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 20 | New Zealand | 31,824 | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 29,686 | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 29,634 | 2024 | up 122.3% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 28,702 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 24 | Egypt | 26,561 | 2024 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 25 | Germany | 24,119 | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 20,009 | 2024 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 27 | Colombia | 19,319 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 28 | Kazakhstan | 18,298 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 29 | Chile | 17,729 | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 16,641 | 2024 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 31 | Argentina | 14,600 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 32 | South Africa | 14,270 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 13,629 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 34 | Algeria | 13,534 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 35 | Israel | 13,426 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 36 | France | 13,166 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 37 | Peru | 12,777 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 38 | Bahrain | 12,312 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 38 | Belarus | 12,312 | 2024 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 40 | Macao | 12,269 | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 41 | Serbia | 11,885 | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 42 | Uzbekistan | 9,847 | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 9,618 | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 44 | Cambodia | 9,573 | 2024 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Iraq | 9,378 | 2024 | up 87.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,664 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 47 | Oman | 8,604 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 48 | Paraguay | 8,522 | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 49 | Azerbaijan | 8,313 | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,137 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 51 | Pakistan | 8,084 | 2024 | up 72.3% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 7,995 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 53 | Georgia | 7,930 | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 54 | North Macedonia | 7,733 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 55 | Kuwait | 7,681 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 56 | Armenia | 7,432 | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 57 | Ecuador | 7,307 | 2024 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 58 | Iran | 7,242 | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 59 | Spain | 7,166 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 60 | Costa Rica | 7,090 | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 61 | Albania | 6,894 | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 6,800 | 2013 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 63 | Liechtenstein | 6,713 | 2024 | down 8.8% | flat |
| 64 | Tunisia | 6,562 | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 65 | Guatemala | 6,554 | 2024 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 66 | Iceland | 6,465 | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 67 | Moldova | 6,373 | 2024 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 6,238 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 69 | Monaco | 6,236 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 70 | Kenya | 6,158 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 71 | Jamaica | 6,137 | 2024 | up 123.7% | rising |
| 72 | Laos | 6,056 | 2024 | up 123.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Venezuela | 6,039 | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 74 | El Salvador | 5,905 | 2024 | down 16.0% | flat |
| 75 | Austria | 5,902 | 2024 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 76 | Panama | 5,897 | 2024 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 77 | Uruguay | 5,681 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 5,589 | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 79 | Mongolia | 5,080 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 80 | Honduras | 5,076 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 81 | Jordan | 5,014 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 82 | Ghana | 4,667 | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 83 | Poland | 4,451 | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 84 | Zambia | 4,130 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 4,044 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 86 | Myanmar | 3,978 | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Syria | 3,870 | 2023 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 88 | Mauritius | 3,857 | 2024 | up 285.7% | rising |
| 89 | Romania | 3,816 | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,804 | 2024 | up 86.1% | rising |
| 91 | Bolivia | 3,797 | 2022 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 92 | Portugal | 3,577 | 2024 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 93 | Brunei | 3,368 | 2024 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 3,205 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 95 | Czechia | 3,091 | 2024 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovakia | 3,059 | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Hungary | 3,051 | 2024 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Sudan | 2,966 | 2020 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 99 | Sweden | 2,963 | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 2,872 | 2024 | down 32.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Cuba | 2,870 | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 102 | Tanzania | 2,731 | 2024 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 2,662 | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 104 | Mozambique | 2,633 | 2024 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 105 | Denmark | 2,570 | 2024 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Madagascar | 2,530 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 107 | Croatia | 2,518 | 2024 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Rwanda | 2,441 | 2024 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Curacao | 2,360 | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 110 | Zimbabwe | 2,332 | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 111 | Botswana | 2,304 | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 112 | Finland | 2,096 | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Malawi | 2,085 | 2023 | up 221.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Slovenia | 1,939 | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Andorra | 1,760 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 116 | Cyprus | 1,726 | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 117 | Gambia | 1,694 | 2024 | up 227.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 1,692 | 2024 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Nepal | 1,677 | 2017 | up 222.5% | rising |
| 120 | Latvia | 1,664 | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Lithuania | 1,653 | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Bhutan | 1,629 | 2024 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 123 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1,590 | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 124 | Sierra Leone | 1,576 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 125 | Estonia | 1,512 | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Uganda | 1,509 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 127 | Angola | 1,393 | 2024 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 128 | Cape Verde | 1,259 | 2024 | up 395.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Haiti | 1,189 | 2014 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 130 | Yemen | 1,132 | 2023 | down 41.1% | flat |
| 131 | Barbados | 1,005 | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 943 | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Guyana | 897 | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 134 | Samoa | 806 | 2024 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahamas | 803 | 2017 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 136 | Papua New Guinea | 611 | 2022 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 137 | Suriname | 607 | 2024 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 138 | Seychelles | 500 | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 139 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 417 | 2024 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 409 | 2024 | down 25.8% | flat |
| 141 | Tonga | 362 | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 142 | Saint Lucia | 327 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 143 | Malta | 317 | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Grenada | 300 | 2023 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 145 | Dominica | 288 | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Burundi | 230 | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 171 | 2022 | — | rising |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 155 | 2024 | — | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.43 million
- High income 1.43 million
- Upper middle income 767,930
- Europe & Central Asia 739,360
- East Asia & Pacific 713,787
- North America 389,813
- Latin America & Caribbean 247,540
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 185,043
- Lower middle income 176,956
- Sub-Saharan Africa 72,395
- South Asia 51,894
- Low income 27,071
About this data
Trademark applications filed are applications to register a trademark with a national or regional Intellectual Property (IP) offices and designations received by relevant offices through the Madrid System. A trademark is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment. The period of protection varies, but a trademark can be renewed indefinitely beyond the time limit on payment of additional fees. Resident application refers to an application filed with the IP office of or acting on behalf of the state or jurisdiction in which the first-named applicant in the application has residence. Class count is used to render application data for trademark applications across offices comparable, as some offices follow a single-class/single-design filing system while other have a multiple class/design filing system.