Countries	Type of application	years	Total
Belgium	Patent application	2001	1,557.9
Belgium	Patent application	2000	1,614.6
Belgium	Patent application	1999	1,481.7
Belgium	Patent application	1998	1,427.2
Belgium	Patent application per million of active population	2001	361.9
Belgium	Patent application per million of active population	2000	366.1
Belgium	Patent application per million of active population	1999	339.5
Belgium	Patent application per million of active population	1998	335.5
Denmark	Patent application	2001	1,128.9
Denmark	Patent application	2000	1,062.3
Denmark	Patent application	1999	895.1
Denmark	Patent application	1998	739.7
Denmark	Patent application per million of active population	2001	398.2
Denmark	Patent application per million of active population	2000	373.6
Denmark	Patent application per million of active population	1999	313.6
Denmark	Patent application per million of active population	1998	262.2
Germany	Patent application	2001	25,482.3
Germany	Patent application	2000	25,071.6
Germany	Patent application	1999	22,435.4
Germany	Patent application	1998	20,317.0
Germany	Patent application per million of active population	2001	643.6
Germany	Patent application per million of active population	2000	635.6
Germany	Patent application per million of active population	1999	566.6
Germany	Patent application per million of active population	1998	515.8
Greece	Patent application	2001	81.7
Greece	Patent application	2000	64.0
Greece	Patent application	1999	85.4
Greece	Patent application	1998	74.5
Greece	Patent application per million of active population	2001	18.7
Greece	Patent application per million of active population	2000	14.4
Greece	Patent application per million of active population	1999	19.1
Greece	Patent application per million of active population	1998	16.8
Spain	Patent application	2001	967.3
Spain	Patent application	2000	989.1
Spain	Patent application	1999	921.1
Spain	Patent application	1998	828.4
Spain	Patent application per million of active population	2001	54.6
Spain	Patent application per million of active population	2000	55.7
Spain	Patent application per million of active population	1999	53.6
Spain	Patent application per million of active population	1998	49.0
France	Patent application	2001	8,580.3
France	Patent application	2000	8,483.0
France	Patent application	1999	7,664.9
France	Patent application	1998	7,325.2
France	Patent application per million of active population	2001	331.2
France	Patent application per million of active population	2000	329.4
France	Patent application per million of active population	1999	299.8
France	Patent application per million of active population	1998	289.5
Ireland	Patent application	2001	327.3
Ireland	Patent application	2000	360.3
Ireland	Patent application	1999	261.0
Ireland	Patent application	1998	204.0
Ireland	Patent application per million of active population	2001	183.6
Ireland	Patent application per million of active population	2000	206.3
Ireland	Patent application per million of active population	1999	154.5
Ireland	Patent application per million of active population	1998	125.8
Italy	Patent application	2001	4,318.1
Italy	Patent application	2000	4,430.8
Italy	Patent application	1999	3,921.1
Italy	Patent application	1998	3,707.4
Italy	Patent application per million of active population	2001	182.6
Italy	Patent application per million of active population	2000	188.8
Italy	Patent application per million of active population	1999	168.0
Italy	Patent application per million of active population	1998	160.0
Luxembourg	Patent application	2001	93.3
Luxembourg	Patent application	2000	86.6
Luxembourg	Patent application	1999	86.1
Luxembourg	Patent application	1998	60.8
Luxembourg	Patent application per million of active population	2001	494.2
Luxembourg	Patent application per million of active population	2000	467.6
Luxembourg	Patent application per million of active population	1999	477.1
Luxembourg	Patent application per million of active population	1998	346.6
Holland	Patent application	2001	3,880.5
Holland	Patent application	2000	3,629.4
Holland	Patent application	1999	3,109.9
Holland	Patent application	1998	2,790.7
Holland	Patent application per million of active population	2001	471.0
Holland	Patent application per million of active population	2000	449.2
Holland	Patent application per million of active population	1999	394.1
Holland	Patent application per million of active population	1998	360.4
Austria	Patent application	2001	1,414.3
Austria	Patent application	2000	1,283.7
Austria	Patent application	1999	1,134.3
Austria	Patent application	1998	1,149.2
Austria	Patent application per million of active population	2001	367.3
Austria	Patent application per million of active population	2000	332.2
Austria	Patent application per million of active population	1999	293.9
Austria	Patent application per million of active population	1998	299.4
Portugal	Patent application	2001	56.4
Portugal	Patent application	2000	40.9
Portugal	Patent application	1999	47.2
Portugal	Patent application	1998	24.1
Portugal	Patent application per million of active population	2001	10.9
Portugal	Patent application per million of active population	2000	8.0
Portugal	Patent application per million of active population	1999	9.3
Portugal	Patent application per million of active population	1998	4.8
Finland	Patent application	2001	1,750.1
Finland	Patent application	2000	1,777.3
Finland	Patent application	1999	1,517.9
Finland	Patent application	1998	1,339.2
Finland	Patent application per million of active population	2001	653.3
Finland	Patent application per million of active population	2000	667.1
Finland	Patent application per million of active population	1999	574.6
Finland	Patent application per million of active population	1998	533.4
Sweden	Patent application	2001	3,256.1
Sweden	Patent application	2000	3,203.4
Sweden	Patent application	1999	2,731.5
Sweden	Patent application	1998	2,715.9
Sweden	Patent application per million of active population	2001	714.9
Sweden	Patent application per million of active population	2000	734.1
Sweden	Patent application per million of active population	1999	622.5
Sweden	Patent application per million of active population	1998	626.8
United Kingdom	Patent application	2001	7,988.7
United Kingdom	Patent application	2000	7,657.2
United Kingdom	Patent application	1999	6,603.5
United Kingdom	Patent application	1998	5,967.5
United Kingdom	Patent application per million of active population	2001	272.0
United Kingdom	Patent application per million of active population	2000	260.9
United Kingdom	Patent application per million of active population	1999	226.7
United Kingdom	Patent application per million of active population	1998	208.2
Iceland	Patent application	2001	33.2
Iceland	Patent application	2000	31.8
Iceland	Patent application	1999	30.2
Iceland	Patent application	1998	23.1
Iceland	Patent application per million of active population	2001	206.1
Iceland	Patent application per million of active population	2000	199.2
Iceland	Patent application per million of active population	1999	196.2
Iceland	Patent application per million of active population	1998	154.8
Liechtenstein	Patent application	2001	35.5
Liechtenstein	Patent application	2000	34.5
Liechtenstein	Patent application	1999	48.5
Liechtenstein	Patent application	1998	40.9
Liechtenstein	Patent application per million of active population	2001	..
Liechtenstein	Patent application per million of active population	2000	..
Liechtenstein	Patent application per million of active population	1999	..
Liechtenstein	Patent application per million of active population	1998	..
Norway	Patent application	2001	1,300.4
Norway	Patent application	2000	610.0
Norway	Patent application	1999	539.9
Norway	Patent application	1998	521.8
Norway	Patent application per million of active population	2001	550.0
Norway	Patent application per million of active population	2000	259.3
Norway	Patent application per million of active population	1999	231.9
Norway	Patent application per million of active population	1998	224.6
Canada	Patent application	2001	2,494.9
Canada	Patent application	2000	2,417.1
Canada	Patent application	1999	1,959.1
Canada	Patent application	1998	1,765.4
Canada	Patent application per million of active population	2001	153.1
Canada	Patent application per million of active population	2000	150.5
Canada	Patent application per million of active population	1999	124.1
Canada	Patent application per million of active population	1998	114.1
United States	Patent application	2001	47,201.9
United States	Patent application	2000	45,778.1
United States	Patent application	1999	38,552.1
United States	Patent application	1998	28,755.2
United States	Patent application per million of active population	2001	327.7
United States	Patent application per million of active population	2000	321.7
United States	Patent application per million of active population	1999	273.8
United States	Patent application per million of active population	1998	206.6
Japan	Patent application	2001	22,226.3
Japan	Patent application	2000	20,249.7
Japan	Patent application	1999	16,649.1
Japan	Patent application	1998	15,499.6
Japan	Patent application per million of active population	2001	329.2
Japan	Patent application per million of active population	2000	299.3
Japan	Patent application per million of active population	1999	245.6
Japan	Patent application per million of active population	1998	228.2