Life science patents granted, by technology in Estonia
Estonia: Life science patents granted, by technology was 1 patents in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Life science patents granted, by technology in Estonia, 1996–2018
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
In 2018, life science patents granted, by technology in Estonia stood at 1 patents. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 98.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life science patents granted, by technology in Estonia peaked at 80 patents in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1 patents, in 2015.
That places Estonia 55th out of 65 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Life science patents granted, by technology in Estonia, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 patents | — |
| 1997 | 22 patents | +340.0% |
| 1998 | 26 patents | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 21 patents | -19.2% |
| 2000 | 14 patents | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 60 patents | +328.6% |
| 2002 | 80 patents | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 65 patents | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 48 patents | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 31 patents | -35.4% |
| 2006 | 46 patents | +48.4% |
| 2007 | 44 patents | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 55 patents | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 49 patents | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 41 patents | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 39 patents | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 23 patents | -41.0% |
| 2013 | 11 patents | -52.2% |
| 2014 | 6 patents | -45.5% |
| 2015 | 1 patents | -83.3% |
| 2016 | 2 patents | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 1 patents | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 14 patents, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5 patents, 13% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life science patents granted, by technology in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +340.0% | 5 patents | 22 patents |
| 2001 | +328.6% | 14 patents | 60 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.5 patents | 5 patents | 26 patents | 4 |
| 2000s | 49.2 patents | 14 patents | 80 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.89 patents | 1 patents | 41 patents | 9 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 52 Austria 2 patents compare
- 52 Portugal 2 patents compare
- 52 South Africa 2 patents compare
- 55 Croatia 1 patents compare
- 55 Israel 1 patents
- 55 Italy 1 patents compare
- 55 Lithuania 1 patents compare
- 55 Malta 1 patents
- 55 Monaco 1 patents compare
- 55 Mongolia 1 patents
- 55 Slovenia 1 patents compare
- 55 Ukraine 1 patents compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 1 patents
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life science patents granted, by technology in Estonia?
- Life science patents granted, by technology in Estonia was 1 patents in 2018, according to World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life science patents granted, by technology recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 80 patents in 2002.
- What is the lowest life science patents granted, by technology recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for life science patents granted, by technology?
- Estonia ranks 55th out of 65 countries with data for 2018.
- Is life science patents granted, by technology rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life science patents granted, by technology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pharmaceutical patents granted by the filing office in a given year. Pharmaceutical patents typically cover new drugs, biological treatments or vaccines.