Technology by country
Internet, mobile, R&D, patents: rankings of 236 countries and territories using the latest available data.
Internet users by country
| # | Country | Internet users | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2025 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2024 |
| 5 | Denmark | 99.8% | 2024 |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 99.1% | 2025 |
| 7 | Monaco | 99.0% | 2024 |
| 8 | Norway | 99.0% | 2024 |
| 9 | Bermuda | 98.4% | 2017 |
| 10 | Liechtenstein | 98.3% | 2024 |
| 11 | Iceland | 98.2% | 2024 |
| 12 | Qatar | 98.1% | 2024 |
| 13 | Malaysia | 98.0% | 2024 |
| 14 | South Korea | 97.9% | 2024 |
| 15 | Faroe Islands | 97.6% | 2017 |
| 16 | San Marino | 97.4% | 2024 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 97.3% | 2025 |
| 18 | Ireland | 97.2% | 2024 |
| 19 | Aruba | 97.2% | 2017 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 97.0% | 2024 |
| 21 | Brunei | 96.3% | 2024 |
| 22 | Australia | 96.1% | 2024 |
| 23 | Belgium | 95.8% | 2024 |
| 24 | Sweden | 95.8% | 2025 |
| 25 | Spain | 95.8% | 2024 |
| 26 | Hong Kong | 95.8% | 2024 |
| 27 | Jordan | 95.6% | 2024 |
| 28 | Chile | 95.6% | 2024 |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 95.5% | 2024 |
| 30 | Oman | 95.3% | 2024 |
| 31 | United States | 94.7% | 2024 |
| 32 | Gibraltar | 94.4% | 2016 |
| 33 | Andorra | 94.4% | 2024 |
| 34 | Singapore | 94.4% | 2024 |
| 35 | Russia | 94.4% | 2024 |
| 36 | Canada | 94.4% | 2024 |
| 37 | Belarus | 94.3% | 2024 |
| 38 | Malta | 93.9% | 2024 |
| 39 | Hungary | 93.8% | 2024 |
| 40 | Finland | 93.7% | 2024 |
| 41 | New Zealand | 93.5% | 2024 |
| 42 | Germany | 93.5% | 2024 |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 93.4% | 2024 |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 93.1% | 2025 |
| 45 | Latvia | 92.7% | 2024 |
| 46 | Bahamas | 92.5% | 2024 |
| 47 | Estonia | 92.2% | 2024 |
| 48 | Kyrgyzstan | 92.0% | 2024 |
| 49 | Uruguay | 92.0% | 2024 |
| 50 | Austria | 91.9% | 2025 |
| 51 | China | 91.6% | 2025 |
| 52 | Romania | 91.3% | 2024 |
| 53 | Bhutan | 91.3% | 2024 |
| 54 | Morocco | 91.2% | 2024 |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 91.0% | 2024 |
| 56 | Thailand | 90.9% | 2024 |
| 57 | Azerbaijan | 90.8% | 2025 |
| 58 | Slovenia | 90.8% | 2024 |
| 59 | Jamaica | 90.1% | 2024 |
| 60 | Macau | 89.8% | 2024 |
| 61 | Slovakia | 89.8% | 2024 |
| 62 | Türkiye | 89.8% | 2025 |
| 63 | Argentina | 89.7% | 2024 |
| 64 | Cyprus | 89.6% | 2024 |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 89.5% | 2024 |
| 66 | Kiribati | 89.4% | 2024 |
| 67 | Italy | 89.2% | 2024 |
| 68 | Lithuania | 89.2% | 2024 |
| 69 | Montenegro | 88.9% | 2024 |
| 70 | France | 88.7% | 2024 |
| 71 | Poland | 88.6% | 2024 |
| 72 | Portugal | 88.5% | 2024 |
| 73 | Israel | 88.2% | 2024 |
| 74 | Seychelles | 87.8% | 2024 |
| 75 | Serbia | 87.7% | 2024 |
| 76 | Czechia | 87.7% | 2024 |
| 77 | Suriname | 87.4% | 2023 |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 87.2% | 2024 |
| 79 | Palestine | 86.6% | 2023 |
| 80 | Greece | 86.3% | 2024 |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86.1% | 2024 |
| 82 | Albania | 85.9% | 2024 |
| 83 | Japan | 85.5% | 2024 |
| 84 | Iran | 85.3% | 2024 |
| 85 | Maldives | 85.2% | 2024 |
| 86 | Mongolia | 85.1% | 2024 |
| 87 | Brazil | 84.5% | 2024 |
| 88 | Vietnam | 84.2% | 2024 |
| 89 | Palau | 83.9% | 2024 |
| 90 | Georgia | 83.8% | 2024 |
| 91 | Croatia | 83.6% | 2024 |
| 92 | Mexico | 83.1% | 2024 |
| 93 | Nauru | 83.0% | 2024 |
| 94 | Guyana | 83.0% | 2024 |
| 95 | Ukraine | 82.5% | 2024 |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 82.4% | 2024 |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 82.2% | 2024 |
| 98 | Dominica | 82.0% | 2024 |
| 99 | New Caledonia | 82.0% | 2017 |
| 100 | Peru | 82.0% | 2024 |
| 101 | Libya | 82.0% | 2024 |
| 102 | Paraguay | 81.6% | 2024 |
| 103 | Iraq | 81.5% | 2024 |
| 104 | Armenia | 81.3% | 2024 |
| 105 | Cayman Islands | 81.1% | 2017 |
| 106 | Lebanon | 80.6% | 2024 |
| 107 | Guam | 80.5% | 2017 |
| 108 | Belize | 80.0% | 2024 |
| 109 | Bolivia | 79.7% | 2024 |
| 110 | Colombia | 79.3% | 2024 |
| 111 | South Africa | 78.4% | 2024 |
| 112 | British Virgin Islands | 77.7% | 2017 |
| 113 | Algeria | 77.4% | 2024 |
| 114 | Moldova | 77.4% | 2024 |
| 115 | Ecuador | 77.2% | 2024 |
| 116 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 76.9% | 2024 |
| 117 | Venezuela | 76.7% | 2024 |
| 118 | Tunisia | 76.5% | 2024 |
| 119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 76.2% | 2024 |
| 120 | Cape Verde | 74.7% | 2024 |
| 121 | Fiji | 74.7% | 2024 |
| 122 | Egypt | 74.6% | 2024 |
| 123 | Mauritius | 73.3% | 2024 |
| 124 | Indonesia | 72.8% | 2024 |
| 125 | Panama | 72.8% | 2024 |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 72.7% | 2024 |
| 127 | French Polynesia | 72.7% | 2017 |
| 128 | Ghana | 72.2% | 2024 |
| 129 | Cuba | 70.5% | 2024 |
| 130 | Barbados | 70.4% | 2024 |
| 131 | Grenada | 70.2% | 2024 |
| 132 | India | 70.0% | 2025 |
| 133 | Greenland | 69.5% | 2017 |
| 134 | Gabon | 68.7% | 2024 |
| 135 | Cambodia | 68.5% | 2024 |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 68.2% | 2024 |
| 137 | Tonga | 67.4% | 2024 |
| 138 | Philippines | 67.3% | 2024 |
| 139 | El Salvador | 66.5% | 2024 |
| 140 | Marshall Islands | 65.9% | 2024 |
| 141 | Laos | 65.6% | 2024 |
| 142 | Djibouti | 65.3% | 2024 |
| 143 | Namibia | 64.9% | 2024 |
| 144 | Eswatini | 63.4% | 2024 |
| 145 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.3% | 2024 |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 61.4% | 2024 |
| 147 | Guatemala | 60.2% | 2024 |
| 148 | Senegal | 60.1% | 2024 |
| 149 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 59.1% | 2024 |
| 150 | Honduras | 58.6% | 2024 |
| 151 | Botswana | 57.5% | 2024 |
| 152 | Pakistan | 57.3% | 2024 |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 55.8% | 2024 |
| 154 | Sri Lanka | 54.6% | 2024 |
| 155 | Bangladesh | 53.4% | 2024 |
| 156 | Lesotho | 51.8% | 2024 |
| 157 | Gambia | 49.5% | 2024 |
| 158 | Haiti | 47.9% | 2024 |
| 159 | Republic of the Congo | 47.3% | 2024 |
| 160 | Nepal | 46.3% | 2024 |
| 161 | Cameroon | 46.3% | 2024 |
| 162 | Mauritania | 45.8% | 2024 |
| 163 | Myanmar | 45.4% | 2020 |
| 164 | Zimbabwe | 41.6% | 2024 |
| 165 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41.4% | 2024 |
| 166 | Nigeria | 41.2% | 2024 |
| 167 | Angola | 40.7% | 2024 |
| 168 | Micronesia | 39.5% | 2024 |
| 169 | Togo | 39.5% | 2024 |
| 170 | Mali | 36.8% | 2024 |
| 171 | Tuvalu | 35.2% | 2017 |
| 172 | Timor-Leste | 35.0% | 2021 |
| 173 | Kenya | 35.0% | 2024 |
| 174 | Benin | 34.0% | 2024 |
| 175 | Syria | 33.8% | 2018 |
| 176 | Guinea | 33.3% | 2024 |
| 177 | Comoros | 32.5% | 2024 |
| 178 | Liberia | 32.2% | 2024 |
| 179 | Rwanda | 31.7% | 2024 |
| 180 | Tanzania | 31.2% | 2024 |
| 181 | Guinea-Bissau | 29.8% | 2024 |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 29.0% | 2024 |
| 183 | Burkina Faso | 28.3% | 2024 |
| 184 | Somalia | 27.9% | 2024 |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 25.1% | 2024 |
| 186 | Vanuatu | 22.4% | 2015 |
| 187 | Ethiopia | 21.9% | 2024 |
| 188 | Samoa | 21.2% | 2014 |
| 189 | Mozambique | 20.5% | 2024 |
| 190 | DR Congo | 19.7% | 2024 |
| 191 | Malawi | 19.0% | 2024 |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 18.8% | 2024 |
| 193 | Madagascar | 18.7% | 2024 |
| 194 | Sudan | 18.6% | 2017 |
| 195 | Turkmenistan | 18.0% | 2016 |
| 196 | Yemen | 17.5% | 2019 |
| 197 | Zambia | 17.1% | 2024 |
| 198 | Afghanistan | 16.1% | 2024 |
| 199 | Niger | 15.6% | 2024 |
| 200 | Eritrea | 14.3% | 2020 |
| 201 | Central African Republic | 13.8% | 2024 |
| 202 | Chad | 12.6% | 2024 |
| 203 | Uganda | 8.9% | 2024 |
| 204 | Burundi | 8.6% | 2024 |
| 205 | South Sudan | 6.7% | 2019 |
Mobile subscriptions per 100 people by country
| # | Country | Mobile subscriptions per 100 people | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 574 | 2024 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 365 | 2024 |
| 3 | Montenegro | 222 | 2024 |
| 4 | Sint Maarten | 205 | 2022 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 203 | 2024 |
| 6 | Macau | 201 | 2024 |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 201 | 2022 |
| 8 | Libya | 193 | 2022 |
| 9 | Russia | 186 | 2024 |
| 10 | Côte d'Ivoire | 184 | 2024 |
| 11 | South Africa | 179 | 2024 |
| 12 | Japan | 178 | 2023 |
| 13 | Israel | 177 | 2024 |
| 14 | El Salvador | 177 | 2024 |
| 15 | Colombia | 174 | 2024 |
| 16 | Iran | 174 | 2024 |
| 17 | Mauritius | 173 | 2024 |
| 18 | South Korea | 173 | 2024 |
| 19 | Singapore | 171 | 2024 |
| 20 | Kuwait | 168 | 2023 |
| 21 | Botswana | 164 | 2024 |
| 22 | Georgia | 161 | 2024 |
| 23 | Thailand | 161 | 2024 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 160 | 2024 |
| 25 | Bahrain | 160 | 2024 |
| 26 | Panama | 157 | 2023 |
| 27 | Cyprus | 156 | 2024 |
| 28 | Andorra | 156 | 2024 |
| 29 | Qatar | 154 | 2024 |
| 30 | Morocco | 153 | 2024 |
| 31 | Estonia | 151 | 2024 |
| 32 | Maldives | 148 | 2024 |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 147 | 2024 |
| 34 | Uruguay | 146 | 2024 |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 144 | 2023 |
| 36 | Suriname | 142 | 2024 |
| 37 | Malta | 142 | 2024 |
| 38 | Sweden | 141 | 2024 |
| 39 | Mongolia | 141 | 2024 |
| 40 | Argentina | 140 | 2024 |
| 41 | Slovakia | 140 | 2024 |
| 42 | Eswatini | 140 | 2024 |
| 43 | Malaysia | 140 | 2024 |
| 44 | Cayman Islands | 139 | 2022 |
| 45 | Lithuania | 139 | 2024 |
| 46 | Poland | 138 | 2024 |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 136 | 2024 |
| 48 | Palau | 135 | 2023 |
| 49 | Armenia | 135 | 2024 |
| 50 | Ukraine | 133 | 2023 |
| 51 | Chile | 133 | 2024 |
| 52 | Italy | 133 | 2024 |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 133 | 2024 |
| 54 | China | 132 | 2024 |
| 55 | Belarus | 131 | 2024 |
| 56 | Slovenia | 131 | 2024 |
| 57 | Aruba | 131 | 2022 |
| 58 | Spain | 130 | 2024 |
| 59 | New Zealand | 130 | 2024 |
| 60 | Switzerland | 129 | 2024 |
| 61 | Germany | 129 | 2024 |
| 62 | Liechtenstein | 129 | 2024 |
| 63 | Netherlands | 129 | 2024 |
| 64 | Vietnam | 128 | 2024 |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 127 | 2024 |
| 66 | Denmark | 127 | 2024 |
| 67 | Paraguay | 127 | 2023 |
| 68 | Czechia | 127 | 2024 |
| 69 | Tanzania | 127 | 2024 |
| 70 | Kenya | 126 | 2024 |
| 71 | Gambia | 126 | 2024 |
| 72 | Benin | 126 | 2024 |
| 73 | Finland | 126 | 2024 |
| 74 | Seychelles | 126 | 2024 |
| 75 | Gabon | 125 | 2024 |
| 76 | Peru | 125 | 2024 |
| 77 | Austria | 124 | 2024 |
| 78 | Portugal | 124 | 2024 |
| 79 | Senegal | 124 | 2024 |
| 80 | Serbia | 124 | 2024 |
| 81 | Indonesia | 123 | 2024 |
| 82 | Croatia | 122 | 2024 |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 122 | 2024 |
| 84 | Latvia | 121 | 2024 |
| 85 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 121 | 2024 |
| 86 | Iceland | 121 | 2024 |
| 87 | Oman | 121 | 2024 |
| 88 | San Marino | 120 | 2022 |
| 89 | Moldova | 120 | 2024 |
| 90 | Romania | 120 | 2024 |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 119 | 2023 |
| 92 | Trinidad and Tobago | 119 | 2024 |
| 93 | French Polynesia | 119 | 2023 |
| 94 | Greenland | 119 | 2022 |
| 95 | Brunei | 118 | 2024 |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 118 | 2024 |
| 97 | Jamaica | 118 | 2024 |
| 98 | Tunisia | 118 | 2024 |
| 99 | France | 117 | 2023 |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 117 | 2024 |
| 101 | Mexico | 116 | 2024 |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | 116 | 2024 |
| 103 | Cambodia | 116 | 2024 |
| 104 | Algeria | 115 | 2024 |
| 105 | Philippines | 115 | 2024 |
| 106 | Barbados | 115 | 2022 |
| 107 | Myanmar | 114 | 2024 |
| 108 | Ghana | 114 | 2024 |
| 109 | Greece | 114 | 2024 |
| 110 | United States | 113 | 2024 |
| 111 | Ireland | 113 | 2024 |
| 112 | Australia | 113 | 2024 |
| 113 | Guyana | 113 | 2022 |
| 114 | Guatemala | 113 | 2024 |
| 115 | Mali | 112 | 2022 |
| 116 | Cape Verde | 112 | 2024 |
| 117 | Uzbekistan | 110 | 2024 |
| 118 | Comoros | 110 | 2023 |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 110 | 2024 |
| 120 | Norway | 109 | 2024 |
| 121 | Zambia | 109 | 2024 |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 108 | 2024 |
| 123 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 108 | 2024 |
| 124 | Cameroon | 108 | 2024 |
| 125 | Bangladesh | 108 | 2024 |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 108 | 2022 |
| 127 | Türkiye | 108 | 2024 |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 107 | 2024 |
| 129 | Monaco | 107 | 2024 |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 106 | 2024 |
| 131 | Faroe Islands | 106 | 2022 |
| 132 | Hungary | 105 | 2024 |
| 133 | Belgium | 104 | 2024 |
| 134 | Brazil | 102 | 2024 |
| 135 | Ecuador | 102 | 2024 |
| 136 | Iraq | 100 | 2024 |
| 137 | Nepal | 100 | 2024 |
| 138 | Bhutan | 100 | 2024 |
| 139 | Tuvalu | 99 | 2022 |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 99 | 2022 |
| 141 | Bolivia | 98 | 2024 |
| 142 | Guinea | 98 | 2023 |
| 143 | Gibraltar | 98 | 2022 |
| 144 | Egypt | 97 | 2024 |
| 145 | Bahamas | 97 | 2024 |
| 146 | Bermuda | 97 | 2024 |
| 147 | Grenada | 96 | 2022 |
| 148 | Republic of the Congo | 96 | 2024 |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 94 | 2024 |
| 150 | Canada | 94 | 2024 |
| 151 | Dominican Republic | 94 | 2024 |
| 152 | Rwanda | 93 | 2024 |
| 153 | British Virgin Islands | 93 | 2024 |
| 154 | Mauritania | 92 | 2024 |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 92 | 2022 |
| 156 | Vanuatu | 89 | 2023 |
| 157 | Albania | 89 | 2024 |
| 158 | Turkmenistan | 88 | 2021 |
| 159 | Nauru | 87 | 2022 |
| 160 | Dominica | 85 | 2022 |
| 161 | Namibia | 85 | 2024 |
| 162 | Uganda | 83 | 2024 |
| 163 | Togo | 81 | 2024 |
| 164 | India | 79 | 2024 |
| 165 | Pakistan | 77 | 2024 |
| 166 | Palestine | 77 | 2023 |
| 167 | Tajikistan | 76 | 2023 |
| 168 | Madagascar | 75 | 2023 |
| 169 | Lebanon | 74 | 2022 |
| 170 | Cuba | 73 | 2024 |
| 171 | Chad | 73 | 2024 |
| 172 | Syria | 71 | 2024 |
| 173 | Venezuela | 71 | 2024 |
| 174 | Honduras | 71 | 2024 |
| 175 | Nigeria | 71 | 2024 |
| 176 | Lesotho | 70 | 2024 |
| 177 | Sudan | 70 | 2022 |
| 178 | Angola | 70 | 2024 |
| 179 | Jordan | 70 | 2024 |
| 180 | Malawi | 69 | 2024 |
| 181 | Belize | 67 | 2022 |
| 182 | Haiti | 65 | 2022 |
| 183 | Ethiopia | 65 | 2024 |
| 184 | Laos | 65 | 2023 |
| 185 | Burundi | 63 | 2023 |
| 186 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 62 | 2024 |
| 187 | Samoa | 62 | 2022 |
| 188 | Solomon Islands | 62 | 2022 |
| 189 | Tonga | 62 | 2022 |
| 190 | Niger | 61 | 2024 |
| 191 | Afghanistan | 60 | 2024 |
| 192 | Eritrea | 59 | 2022 |
| 193 | DR Congo | 59 | 2024 |
| 194 | Somalia | 54 | 2023 |
| 195 | Kiribati | 54 | 2024 |
| 196 | Yemen | 51 | 2023 |
| 197 | Equatorial Guinea | 50 | 2022 |
| 198 | Mozambique | 50 | 2024 |
| 199 | Djibouti | 48 | 2023 |
| 200 | South Sudan | 47 | 2023 |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | 40 | 2022 |
| 202 | Central African Republic | 39 | 2022 |
| 203 | Papua New Guinea | 39 | 2024 |
| 204 | Liberia | 32 | 2022 |
| 205 | North Korea | 24 | 2022 |
| 206 | Micronesia | 20 | 2022 |
Fixed broadband per 100 people by country
| # | Country | Fixed broadband per 100 people | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 61.0 | 2022 |
| 2 | Cayman Islands | 56.4 | 2022 |
| 3 | Monaco | 55.7 | 2024 |
| 4 | Andorra | 52.4 | 2024 |
| 5 | Bermuda | 51.3 | 2024 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 50.0 | 2024 |
| 7 | France | 48.9 | 2024 |
| 8 | South Korea | 47.8 | 2024 |
| 9 | China | 47.2 | 2024 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 47.0 | 2024 |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46.7 | 2022 |
| 12 | Germany | 45.6 | 2024 |
| 13 | Portugal | 45.2 | 2024 |
| 14 | Norway | 45.2 | 2024 |
| 15 | Greece | 44.7 | 2024 |
| 16 | Malta | 44.5 | 2024 |
| 17 | Belgium | 44.2 | 2024 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 44.1 | 2024 |
| 19 | Denmark | 43.4 | 2024 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 43.0 | 2024 |
| 21 | Canada | 42.5 | 2024 |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 42.2 | 2024 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 40.8 | 2024 |
| 24 | Sweden | 40.6 | 2024 |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 40.3 | 2024 |
| 26 | Hong Kong | 40.3 | 2024 |
| 27 | Spain | 39.2 | 2024 |
| 28 | Czechia | 38.9 | 2024 |
| 29 | United States | 38.9 | 2024 |
| 30 | Japan | 38.6 | 2023 |
| 31 | New Zealand | 38.0 | 2024 |
| 32 | Cyprus | 37.6 | 2024 |
| 33 | Hungary | 37.5 | 2024 |
| 34 | Iceland | 37.5 | 2024 |
| 35 | Barbados | 37.5 | 2022 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 37.0 | 2023 |
| 37 | Australia | 36.5 | 2024 |
| 38 | Finland | 36.5 | 2024 |
| 39 | Belarus | 36.3 | 2024 |
| 40 | Romania | 35.8 | 2024 |
| 41 | San Marino | 35.8 | 2022 |
| 42 | French Polynesia | 35.6 | 2023 |
| 43 | Estonia | 35.4 | 2024 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 34.7 | 2024 |
| 45 | Faroe Islands | 34.6 | 2022 |
| 46 | Slovenia | 34.2 | 2024 |
| 47 | Slovakia | 33.8 | 2024 |
| 48 | Serbia | 33.4 | 2024 |
| 49 | Uruguay | 33.0 | 2024 |
| 50 | Montenegro | 32.3 | 2024 |
| 51 | Ireland | 32.3 | 2024 |
| 52 | Greenland | 32.0 | 2022 |
| 53 | Italy | 31.8 | 2024 |
| 54 | Seychelles | 31.6 | 2024 |
| 55 | Georgia | 30.4 | 2024 |
| 56 | Austria | 30.1 | 2024 |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 29.9 | 2024 |
| 58 | Macau | 29.9 | 2024 |
| 59 | Grenada | 29.8 | 2022 |
| 60 | Moldova | 29.6 | 2024 |
| 61 | Croatia | 29.6 | 2024 |
| 62 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 29.5 | 2024 |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.4 | 2024 |
| 64 | Israel | 29.2 | 2024 |
| 65 | Mauritius | 28.0 | 2024 |
| 66 | Lithuania | 27.8 | 2024 |
| 67 | Singapore | 27.8 | 2024 |
| 68 | Russia | 27.1 | 2024 |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.0 | 2024 |
| 70 | Argentina | 26.1 | 2024 |
| 71 | Latvia | 25.8 | 2024 |
| 72 | Poland | 25.4 | 2024 |
| 73 | Bahamas | 25.3 | 2024 |
| 74 | British Virgin Islands | 24.9 | 2024 |
| 75 | Albania | 24.9 | 2024 |
| 76 | Brazil | 24.1 | 2024 |
| 77 | Chile | 23.7 | 2024 |
| 78 | Vietnam | 23.7 | 2024 |
| 79 | Türkiye | 23.4 | 2024 |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 23.3 | 2024 |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 21.8 | 2024 |
| 82 | Mexico | 21.7 | 2024 |
| 83 | Ukraine | 21.7 | 2024 |
| 84 | Brunei | 21.2 | 2024 |
| 85 | Dominica | 20.9 | 2022 |
| 86 | Armenia | 20.3 | 2024 |
| 87 | Maldives | 19.6 | 2024 |
| 88 | New Caledonia | 19.4 | 2022 |
| 89 | Suriname | 18.8 | 2024 |
| 90 | Panama | 18.1 | 2023 |
| 91 | Iraq | 17.6 | 2024 |
| 92 | Aruba | 17.5 | 2022 |
| 93 | Ecuador | 17.2 | 2024 |
| 94 | Colombia | 17.2 | 2024 |
| 95 | Bahrain | 17.0 | 2024 |
| 96 | Jamaica | 16.0 | 2024 |
| 97 | Mongolia | 15.8 | 2024 |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 15.3 | 2024 |
| 99 | Tunisia | 15.0 | 2024 |
| 100 | Thailand | 14.9 | 2024 |
| 101 | Saint Lucia | 13.6 | 2022 |
| 102 | Malaysia | 13.5 | 2024 |
| 103 | Algeria | 13.3 | 2024 |
| 104 | Venezuela | 12.9 | 2024 |
| 105 | Guyana | 12.9 | 2022 |
| 106 | Paraguay | 12.9 | 2023 |
| 107 | El Salvador | 12.5 | 2024 |
| 108 | Bolivia | 12.1 | 2024 |
| 109 | Iran | 12.1 | 2024 |
| 110 | Qatar | 11.8 | 2024 |
| 111 | Egypt | 11.7 | 2024 |
| 112 | Peru | 11.7 | 2024 |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | 11.2 | 2024 |
| 114 | Oman | 11.1 | 2024 |
| 115 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.7 | 2022 |
| 116 | Nepal | 10.1 | 2024 |
| 117 | Nauru | 10.0 | 2022 |
| 118 | Belize | 9.8 | 2022 |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 8.5 | 2024 |
| 120 | Cape Verde | 8.3 | 2024 |
| 121 | Tonga | 8.2 | 2022 |
| 122 | Palestine | 8.2 | 2024 |
| 123 | Bangladesh | 8.1 | 2024 |
| 124 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.8 | 2024 |
| 125 | Botswana | 7.4 | 2024 |
| 126 | Palau | 7.3 | 2023 |
| 127 | Morocco | 7.3 | 2024 |
| 128 | Lebanon | 7.3 | 2022 |
| 129 | Philippines | 7.1 | 2024 |
| 130 | Jordan | 7.0 | 2024 |
| 131 | Syria | 6.9 | 2023 |
| 132 | Micronesia | 5.8 | 2022 |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 5.8 | 2024 |
| 134 | South Africa | 5.3 | 2024 |
| 135 | Guatemala | 5.3 | 2024 |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 5.2 | 2022 |
| 137 | Indonesia | 4.9 | 2024 |
| 138 | Gabon | 4.7 | 2024 |
| 139 | Honduras | 4.6 | 2024 |
| 140 | Tuvalu | 4.5 | 2022 |
| 141 | Libya | 4.5 | 2022 |
| 142 | Cambodia | 4.1 | 2024 |
| 143 | Senegal | 4.0 | 2024 |
| 144 | India | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 145 | Cuba | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 146 | Kenya | 3.0 | 2024 |
| 147 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 3.0 | 2024 |
| 148 | Bhutan | 2.9 | 2024 |
| 149 | Myanmar | 2.9 | 2024 |
| 150 | Namibia | 2.8 | 2024 |
| 151 | Laos | 2.7 | 2023 |
| 152 | Eswatini | 2.5 | 2024 |
| 153 | Marshall Islands | 2.4 | 2022 |
| 154 | Cameroon | 2.1 | 2022 |
| 155 | Zimbabwe | 1.9 | 2024 |
| 156 | Guam | 1.8 | 2022 |
| 157 | Fiji | 1.8 | 2024 |
| 158 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.6 | 2024 |
| 159 | Djibouti | 1.5 | 2023 |
| 160 | Pakistan | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 161 | Togo | 1.4 | 2024 |
| 162 | Yemen | 1.3 | 2022 |
| 163 | Republic of the Congo | 1.3 | 2023 |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 1.2 | 2024 |
| 165 | Kuwait | 1.0 | 2023 |
| 166 | Tajikistan | 1.0 | 2023 |
| 167 | Mauritania | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 168 | Samoa | 0.9 | 2022 |
| 169 | Burkina Faso | 0.9 | 2024 |
| 170 | Zambia | 0.8 | 2024 |
| 171 | Mali | 0.8 | 2022 |
| 172 | Somalia | 0.7 | 2023 |
| 173 | Ghana | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 174 | Rwanda | 0.6 | 2024 |
| 175 | Ethiopia | 0.6 | 2024 |
| 176 | Gambia | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 177 | Comoros | 0.4 | 2023 |
| 178 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 179 | Lesotho | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 180 | Angola | 0.4 | 2024 |
| 181 | Haiti | 0.3 | 2022 |
| 182 | Benin | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 183 | Liberia | 0.3 | 2022 |
| 184 | Tanzania | 0.2 | 2024 |
| 185 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2 | 2024 |
| 186 | Uganda | 0.2 | 2024 |
| 187 | Eritrea | 0.2 | 2022 |
| 188 | Mozambique | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 189 | Madagascar | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 190 | Niger | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 191 | Solomon Islands | 0.1 | 2022 |
| 192 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.1 | 2022 |
| 193 | Malawi | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 194 | Afghanistan | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 195 | Nigeria | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 196 | Sudan | 0.1 | 2022 |
| 197 | Kiribati | 0.0 | 2024 |
| 198 | DR Congo | 0.0 | 2024 |
| 199 | Burundi | 0.0 | 2023 |
| 200 | Central African Republic | 0.0 | 2022 |
| 201 | Guinea | 0.0 | 2022 |
| 202 | Timor-Leste | 0.0 | 2024 |
| 203 | Sierra Leone | 0.0 | 2021 |
| 204 | South Sudan | 0.0 | 2023 |
| 205 | Chad | 0.0 | 2024 |
R&D spending, % of GDP by country
| # | Country | R&D spending, % of GDP | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 6.3% | 2023 |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 6.0% | 2023 |
| 3 | South Korea | 4.9% | 2023 |
| 4 | Sweden | 3.6% | 2023 |
| 5 | United States | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 6 | Japan | 3.4% | 2023 |
| 7 | Belgium | 3.3% | 2023 |
| 8 | Austria | 3.3% | 2023 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 10 | Germany | 3.2% | 2023 |
| 11 | Finland | 3.1% | 2023 |
| 12 | Denmark | 3.0% | 2023 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 2.7% | 2023 |
| 14 | Iceland | 2.6% | 2023 |
| 15 | China | 2.6% | 2023 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 2.3% | 2023 |
| 17 | France | 2.2% | 2023 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 2.1% | 2023 |
| 19 | Australia | 1.9% | 2021 |
| 20 | Norway | 1.9% | 2023 |
| 21 | Estonia | 1.8% | 2023 |
| 22 | Czechia | 1.8% | 2023 |
| 23 | Singapore | 1.8% | 2022 |
| 24 | Canada | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 25 | Portugal | 1.7% | 2023 |
| 26 | Ireland | 1.6% | 2023 |
| 27 | Poland | 1.6% | 2023 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 1.5% | 2023 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 1.5% | 2021 |
| 30 | Greece | 1.5% | 2023 |
| 31 | Spain | 1.5% | 2023 |
| 32 | Türkiye | 1.4% | 2023 |
| 33 | Croatia | 1.4% | 2023 |
| 34 | Italy | 1.4% | 2023 |
| 35 | Hungary | 1.4% | 2023 |
| 36 | Brazil | 1.2% | 2023 |
| 37 | Hong Kong | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 1.1% | 2023 |
| 39 | Lithuania | 1.0% | 2023 |
| 40 | Slovakia | 1.0% | 2023 |
| 41 | Egypt | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 42 | Malaysia | 1.0% | 2022 |
| 43 | Serbia | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 44 | Russia | 0.9% | 2024 |
| 45 | Thailand | 0.9% | 2023 |
| 46 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2023 |
| 47 | Kenya | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 0.8% | 2023 |
| 49 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2023 |
| 50 | Tunisia | 0.7% | 2019 |
| 51 | Iran | 0.7% | 2021 |
| 52 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2023 |
| 53 | Jordan | 0.7% | 2016 |
| 54 | Cyprus | 0.7% | 2023 |
| 55 | Qatar | 0.7% | 2021 |
| 56 | Morocco | 0.7% | 2010 |
| 57 | Malta | 0.6% | 2023 |
| 58 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2022 |
| 59 | India | 0.6% | 2020 |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 61 | South Africa | 0.6% | 2022 |
| 62 | Argentina | 0.6% | 2023 |
| 63 | Belarus | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 64 | Senegal | 0.6% | 2015 |
| 65 | Botswana | 0.6% | 2013 |
| 66 | Romania | 0.5% | 2023 |
| 67 | Tanzania | 0.5% | 2013 |
| 68 | Palestine | 0.5% | 2013 |
| 69 | Algeria | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 70 | Ecuador | 0.4% | 2014 |
| 71 | Cuba | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 72 | Uganda | 0.4% | 2023 |
| 73 | Vietnam | 0.4% | 2023 |
| 74 | DR Congo | 0.4% | 2015 |
| 75 | Chile | 0.4% | 2022 |
| 76 | Oman | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 77 | Republic of the Congo | 0.4% | 2022 |
| 78 | Ghana | 0.4% | 2010 |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 80 | Ukraine | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 81 | Montenegro | 0.4% | 2019 |
| 82 | Costa Rica | 0.3% | 2023 |
| 83 | Venezuela | 0.3% | 2014 |
| 84 | Macau | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 85 | Mozambique | 0.3% | 2015 |
| 86 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2010 |
| 87 | Colombia | 0.3% | 2020 |
| 88 | Armenia | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 89 | Nigeria | 0.3% | 2019 |
| 90 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2020 |
| 91 | Eswatini | 0.3% | 2015 |
| 92 | Brunei | 0.3% | 2018 |
| 93 | Philippines | 0.3% | 2020 |
| 94 | Ethiopia | 0.3% | 2017 |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 96 | Mauritius | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 97 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 98 | Chad | 0.2% | 2016 |
| 99 | Bermuda | 0.2% | 2020 |
| 100 | Togo | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 101 | Moldova | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 103 | Burundi | 0.2% | 2018 |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 105 | Seychelles | 0.2% | 2016 |
| 106 | Albania | 0.2% | 2022 |
| 107 | Panama | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 108 | Bahrain | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 109 | Malawi | 0.2% | 2019 |
| 110 | Peru | 0.2% | 2023 |
| 111 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2023 |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 113 | Andorra | 0.2% | 2022 |
| 114 | Mali | 0.1% | 2023 |
| 115 | Paraguay | 0.1% | 2023 |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 0.1% | 2015 |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 120 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2023 |
| 121 | Bhutan | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 122 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2023 |
| 123 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2023 |
| 124 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2020 |
| 125 | Kuwait | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 126 | Cambodia | 0.1% | 2015 |
| 127 | Mongolia | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 128 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.1% | 2016 |
| 129 | Gambia | 0.1% | 2018 |
| 130 | Cape Verde | 0.1% | 2011 |
| 131 | Bolivia | 0.1% | 2021 |
| 132 | Honduras | 0.1% | 2019 |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1% | 2022 |
| 135 | Syria | 0.0% | 2022 |
| 136 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2021 |
| 137 | Angola | 0.0% | 2016 |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2016 |
| 139 | Myanmar | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 140 | Madagascar | 0.0% | 2017 |
| 141 | Mauritania | 0.0% | 2018 |
| 142 | Guatemala | 0.0% | 2023 |
Patent applications by residents by country
| # | Country | Patent applications by residents | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.7M | 2024 |
| 2 | United States | 270K | 2024 |
| 3 | Japan | 237K | 2024 |
| 4 | South Korea | 196K | 2024 |
| 5 | India | 63K | 2024 |
| 6 | Germany | 40K | 2024 |
| 7 | Russia | 22K | 2024 |
| 8 | France | 13K | 2024 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 11K | 2024 |
| 10 | Türkiye | 10K | 2024 |
| 11 | Italy | 9,120 | 2024 |
| 12 | Iran | 8,314 | 2024 |
| 13 | North Korea | 6,936 | 2024 |
| 14 | Brazil | 5,752 | 2024 |
| 15 | Canada | 4,304 | 2024 |
| 16 | Poland | 3,363 | 2024 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 3,108 | 2024 |
| 18 | Australia | 2,542 | 2024 |
| 19 | Indonesia | 1,931 | 2024 |
| 20 | Singapore | 1,898 | 2024 |
| 21 | Sweden | 1,851 | 2024 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 1,781 | 2024 |
| 23 | Finland | 1,770 | 2024 |
| 24 | Austria | 1,676 | 2024 |
| 25 | Israel | 1,448 | 2024 |
| 26 | Vietnam | 1,226 | 2024 |
| 27 | Switzerland | 1,191 | 2024 |
| 28 | Mexico | 1,172 | 2024 |
| 29 | Spain | 1,160 | 2024 |
| 30 | Algeria | 1,084 | 2024 |
| 31 | Denmark | 987 | 2024 |
| 32 | Ukraine | 969 | 2024 |
| 33 | Thailand | 930 | 2024 |
| 34 | Philippines | 873 | 2024 |
| 35 | Malaysia | 841 | 2024 |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 841 | 2024 |
| 37 | Romania | 747 | 2024 |
| 38 | Portugal | 743 | 2024 |
| 39 | Norway | 732 | 2024 |
| 40 | Belgium | 647 | 2024 |
| 41 | Egypt | 563 | 2024 |
| 42 | Iraq | 556 | 2024 |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 507 | 2024 |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 495 | 2024 |
| 45 | Pakistan | 480 | 2024 |
| 46 | Hungary | 480 | 2024 |
| 47 | Czechia | 463 | 2024 |
| 48 | Argentina | 445 | 2024 |
| 49 | Nigeria | 410 | 2020 |
| 50 | Kenya | 396 | 2024 |
| 51 | Chile | 390 | 2024 |
| 52 | Greece | 366 | 2024 |
| 53 | South Africa | 350 | 2024 |
| 54 | Morocco | 343 | 2024 |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 278 | 2024 |
| 56 | New Zealand | 278 | 2024 |
| 57 | Colombia | 270 | 2024 |
| 58 | Belarus | 256 | 2024 |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 253 | 2024 |
| 60 | Tunisia | 225 | 2024 |
| 61 | Peru | 214 | 2024 |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 194 | 2024 |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 179 | 2024 |
| 64 | Slovakia | 167 | 2024 |
| 65 | Slovenia | 154 | 2024 |
| 66 | Sudan | 153 | 2020 |
| 67 | Serbia | 139 | 2024 |
| 68 | Luxembourg | 119 | 2024 |
| 69 | Lebanon | 110 | 2015 |
| 70 | Syria | 104 | 2024 |
| 71 | Oman | 98 | 2024 |
| 72 | Georgia | 94 | 2024 |
| 73 | Mongolia | 89 | 2024 |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 87 | 2024 |
| 75 | Latvia | 84 | 2024 |
| 76 | DR Congo | 72 | 2020 |
| 77 | Ireland | 68 | 2024 |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 67 | 2024 |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 66 | 2024 |
| 80 | Venezuela | 63 | 2024 |
| 81 | Croatia | 62 | 2024 |
| 82 | Lithuania | 58 | 2024 |
| 83 | Ecuador | 53 | 2024 |
| 84 | Iceland | 38 | 2024 |
| 85 | Moldova | 35 | 2024 |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 | 2024 |
| 87 | Kuwait | 30 | 2024 |
| 88 | Estonia | 27 | 2024 |
| 89 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26 | 2012 |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 26 | 2024 |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 25 | 2024 |
| 92 | Uganda | 22 | 2024 |
| 93 | Qatar | 21 | 2024 |
| 94 | Nepal | 20 | 2017 |
| 95 | Zambia | 18 | 2024 |
| 96 | Paraguay | 15 | 2024 |
| 97 | Costa Rica | 15 | 2024 |
| 98 | Montenegro | 15 | 2024 |
| 99 | Jordan | 14 | 2024 |
| 100 | Uruguay | 13 | 2024 |
| 101 | Armenia | 13 | 2024 |
| 102 | Cuba | 12 | 2024 |
| 103 | San Marino | 12 | 2024 |
| 104 | Yemen | 11 | 2023 |
| 105 | Dominican Republic | 11 | 2024 |
| 106 | Panama | 11 | 2024 |
| 107 | Mozambique | 10 | 2024 |
| 108 | Bolivia | 10 | 2022 |
| 109 | Botswana | 10 | 2023 |
| 110 | Albania | 9 | 2023 |
| 111 | Malta | 9 | 2024 |
| 112 | Guatemala | 8 | 2024 |
| 113 | Rwanda | 8 | 2024 |
| 114 | Honduras | 8 | 2018 |
| 115 | Macau | 8 | 2024 |
| 116 | Mauritius | 7 | 2024 |
| 117 | Ghana | 6 | 2023 |
| 118 | El Salvador | 6 | 2024 |
| 119 | Bahrain | 6 | 2024 |
| 120 | Bhutan | 6 | 2024 |
| 121 | Tonga | 5 | 2024 |
| 122 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | 2018 |
| 123 | Bahamas | 4 | 2017 |
| 124 | Madagascar | 3 | 2024 |
| 125 | Malawi | 3 | 2016 |
| 126 | Jamaica | 3 | 2024 |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2024 |
| 128 | Cyprus | 3 | 2024 |
| 129 | Djibouti | 3 | 2021 |
| 130 | Angola | 2 | 2019 |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 2010 |
| 132 | Haiti | 2 | 2014 |
| 133 | Liberia | 2 | 2024 |
| 134 | Guyana | 2 | 2024 |
| 135 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2018 |
| 136 | Monaco | 2 | 2024 |
| 137 | Tanzania | 1 | 2015 |
| 138 | Cambodia | 1 | 2024 |
| 139 | Burundi | 1 | 2022 |
| 140 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2019 |
| 141 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2022 |
| 142 | Laos | 1 | 2023 |
| 143 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2014 |
| 144 | Namibia | 1 | 2024 |
| 145 | Lesotho | 1 | 2019 |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2024 |
| 147 | Brunei | 1 | 2024 |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2021 |
| 149 | Barbados | 1 | 2022 |
| 150 | Samoa | 1 | 2021 |
| 151 | Seychelles | 1 | 2023 |
| 152 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 |