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Countries With the Fastest Decline in Trademark applications (5-Year Change)

Change in Trademark applications over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

North Macedonia fell the most: by 90.8%, from 319,030 applications to 29,502 applications in the five years to 2016. Eswatini is second (−89.6%), followed by Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (−89%). 138 countries fell over that period; the median change among them was −77.9%.

#1
North Macedonia · −90.8%
Median
−77.9%
Coverage
138 countries
Data year
2019
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: 5-year change (%)Bar chart of the top 10: 1. North Macedonia -90.8; 2. Eswatini -89.6; 3. Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -89; 4. St. Vincent and the Grenadines -86.8; 5. Barbados -86.2; 6. Curaçao -85.1; 7. Croatia -84.2; 8. Lebanon -83.9; 9. Lithuania -83.6; 10. Belize -83.5.North Macedonia-90.8Eswatini-89.6Sint Maarten (Dutch par…-89St. Vincent and the Gre…-86.8Barbados-86.2Curaçao-85.1Croatia-84.2Lebanon-83.9Lithuania-83.6Belize-83.5
Top 10: 5-year change (%). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. North Macedonia -90.8; 2. Eswatini -89.6; 3. Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -89; 4. St. Vincent and the Grenadines -86.8; 5. Barbados -86.2; 6. Curaçao -85.1; 7. Croatia -84.2; 8. Lebanon -83.9; 9. Lithuania -83.6; 10. Belize -83.5.

Full ranking

Countries With the Fastest Decline in Trademark applications (5-Year Change), 2019
RankCountryFromTo5-year change (%)
1North Macedonia319,03029,502−90.8%
2Eswatini78,7088,195−89.6%
3Sint Maarten (Dutch part)66,9207,392−89%
4St. Vincent and the Grenadines14,1961,870−86.8%
5Barbados74,63210,310−86.2%
6Curaçao65,6669,780−85.1%
7Croatia186,24029,390−84.2%
8Lebanon241,85038,920−83.9%
9Lithuania207,76034,160−83.6%
10Belize52,8848,700−83.5%
11Trinidad and Tobago76,80512,750−83.4%
12Latvia154,74025,890−83.3%
13Bulgaria321,55053,870−83.2%
14Moldova264,44044,570−83.1%
15Panama461,71078,010−83.1%
16Slovak Republic240,15040,680−83.1%
17Montenegro175,10030,450−82.6%
18Czechia525,62092,930−82.3%
19United Arab Emirates1,056,700186,860−82.3%
20Hong Kong SAR, China2,083,300369,800−82.2%
21Bosnia and Herzegovina200,91035,760−82.2%
22Uruguay303,47054,800−81.9%
23Denmark232,91042,070−81.9%
24Belarus440,54079,930−81.9%
25Bahrain381,51070,570−81.5%
26Korea, Dem. People's Rep.58,35210,835−81.4%
27Estonia135,09025,160−81.4%
28Ireland182,52034,000−81.4%
29Finland233,17043,500−81.3%
30Jordan361,82068,060−81.2%
31Hungary280,12052,840−81.1%
32Sweden513,84097,210−81.1%
33Serbia321,01060,930−81%
34Liechtenstein139,19026,480−81%
35Azerbaijan283,80054,310−80.9%
36Belgium1,201,000232,460−80.6%
37Poland853,810165,730−80.6%
38Iceland190,51037,210−80.5%
39São Tomé and Principe31,3376,130−80.4%
40Austria452,52088,560−80.4%
41Monaco149,34029,240−80.4%
42Spain2,742,700537,010−80.4%
43Thailand2,374,400473,990−80%
44Turkmenistan103,36020,779−79.9%
45Georgia237,59047,820−79.9%
46Botswana95,76619,290−79.9%
47Norway785,800159,390−79.7%
48South Africa1,841,700373,710−79.7%
49Sierra Leone65,11413,260−79.6%
50Romania534,970109,130−79.6%
51Madagascar102,56021,080−79.4%
52Italy2,087,100428,990−79.4%
53Greece353,55073,200−79.3%
54Bangladesh600,130124,350−79.3%
55Chile1,657,200345,830−79.1%
56Honduras359,16075,380−79%
57Portugal1,023,100215,100−79%
58Qatar395,62083,720−78.8%
59Argentina3,041,300643,850−78.8%
60Germany3,680,200783,040−78.7%
61Israel472,540101,040−78.6%
62Kyrgyz Republic158,94034,080−78.6%
63Switzerland1,507,600325,410−78.4%
64France4,725,0001,025,100−78.3%
65Ecuador888,620193,500−78.2%
66Dominican Republic506,380110,430−78.2%
67Australia3,359,400736,460−78.1%
68Kazakhstan504,760111,090−78%
69Zambia137,96030,400−78%
70El Salvador365,87081,210−77.8%
71Sudan154,21034,250−77.8%
72Colombia1,347,300302,440−77.6%
73San Marino57,12312,860−77.5%
74Armenia239,77054,670−77.2%
75Mongolia177,67040,700−77.1%
76Algeria516,840118,890−77%
77Türkiye5,790,8001,333,300−77%
78New Zealand1,060,200244,490−76.9%
79Andorra45,69610,600−76.8%
80Jamaica119,50028,440−76.2%
81Yemen, Rep.238,94056,900−76.2%
82Singapore1,110,900265,500−76.1%
83Macao SAR, China638,920153,630−76%
84Cuba119,64028,980−75.8%
85Uganda120,58030,120−75%
86Liberia34,4418,712−74.7%
87Mexico5,726,6001,459,200−74.5%
88Ethiopia80,02020,540−74.3%
89Indonesia2,415,500620,210−74.3%
90Canada2,653,500682,770−74.3%
91Morocco592,510153,480−74.1%
92Rwanda63,34216,410−74.1%
93Malaysia1,797,700466,100−74.1%
94Egypt, Arab Rep.1,006,500261,130−74.1%
95Mozambique147,51038,560−73.9%
96Korea, Rep.8,341,8002,185,600−73.8%
97Uzbekistan254,70068,330−73.2%
98Peru1,313,400352,470−73.2%
99Russian Federation3,157,500850,400−73.1%
100Costa Rica432,640117,820−72.8%

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About the top 10

#4 St. Vincent and the Grenadines

St. Vincent and the Grenadines ranks #4 on this list with −86.8%.

Capital
Kingstown
Continent
North America
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
99,924 people (2025)
GDP
US$1.26 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$12,562 (2025)
Life expectancy
71.4 years (2024)
Urban population
48% of population (2025)

Also ranks #3 in homicide rate · #5 in cereal yield · #6 in youth unemployment rate.

Full country profile

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Source and method

Change in Trademark applications over the five years to each country's latest year, as a percentage of the earlier value. Only countries that fell are listed.

Source: The World Bank, indicator IP.TMK.TOTL. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Trademark applications, total: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Intellectual Property Indicators and www.wipo.int/econ_stat. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data. Data last retrieved January 2021. (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), World Intellectual Property Indicators and www.wipo.int/econ_stat. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data. Data last retrieved January 2021..

Values are shown as published (changes are computed from the published values). Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.