Life science patents granted, by technology in Israel
Israel: Life science patents granted, by technology was 1 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1 patents
Change on year
down 99.9%
World rank
55th
of 65 countries
All-time high
694 patents
in 2022
All-time low
1 patents
in 2023
Years of data
6
2018–2023
Life science patents granted, by technology in Israel, 2018–2023
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life science patents granted, by technology in Israel is 1 patents, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.9% on the previous year and down 98.3% over ten years.
Israel ranks 55th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Life science patents granted, by technology in Israel, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 60 patents | — |
| 2019 | 60 patents | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64 patents | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 44 patents | -31.2% |
| 2022 | 694 patents | +1477.3% |
| 2023 | 1 patents | -99.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1 patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 14 patents, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1 patents is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 10 patents, 10% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 60 patents | 60 patents | 60 patents | 2 |
| 2020s | 200.75 patents | 1 patents | 694 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 52 Austria 2 patents compare
- 52 Portugal 2 patents compare
- 52 South Africa 2 patents compare
- 55 Croatia 1 patents compare
- 55 Estonia 1 patents
- 55 Italy 1 patents
- 55 Lithuania 1 patents compare
- 55 Malta 1 patents
- 55 Monaco 1 patents
- 55 Mongolia 1 patents
- 55 Slovenia 1 patents compare
- 55 Ukraine 1 patents compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 1 patents
More science & technology data for Israel
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 177.39 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.66 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 16.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 655.88 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,844 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life science patents granted, by technology in Israel?
- Life science patents granted, by technology in Israel was 1 patents in 2023, 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 694 patents in 2022.
- What is the lowest life science patents granted, by technology recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 patents in 2023.
- How does Israel rank for life science patents granted, by technology?
- Israel ranks 55th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life science patents granted, by technology rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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.