Figure 17. Annual patents per million inhabitants (2020)
Column chart showing the number of annual patents per million inhabitants in 2020 for Germany, France, Italy, Spain, South Korea, USA, Japan and China.
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
507
198
169
30
3,841
802
1,815
944
Germany
France
Italy
Spain
South Korea
USA
Japan
China