Life science patents granted, by filing office in Ukraine
Ukraine: Life science patents granted, by filing office was 1 patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Life science patents granted, by filing office in Ukraine, 1980–2023
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 filing office in Ukraine is 1 patents, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life science patents granted, by filing office in Ukraine peaked at 2,171 patents in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 patents, in 1980.
Ukraine ranks 46th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Life science patents granted, by filing office in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 patents | — |
| 1981 | 0 patents | — |
| 1982 | 0 patents | — |
| 1983 | 0 patents | — |
| 1984 | 0 patents | — |
| 1985 | 0 patents | — |
| 1986 | 0 patents | — |
| 1987 | 0 patents | — |
| 1988 | 0 patents | — |
| 1989 | 0 patents | — |
| 1990 | 1 patents | — |
| 1991 | 0 patents | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0 patents | — |
| 1993 | 1 patents | — |
| 1994 | 45 patents | +4400.0% |
| 1995 | 23 patents | -48.9% |
| 1996 | 26 patents | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 51 patents | +96.2% |
| 1998 | 10 patents | -80.4% |
| 1999 | 73 patents | +630.0% |
| 2000 | 141 patents | +93.2% |
| 2001 | 306 patents | +117.0% |
| 2002 | 301 patents | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 729 patents | +142.2% |
| 2004 | 2,171 patents | +197.8% |
| 2005 | 585 patents | -73.1% |
| 2006 | 607 patents | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 628 patents | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 573 patents | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 590 patents | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 638 patents | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 810 patents | +27.0% |
| 2012 | 639 patents | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 656 patents | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 601 patents | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 650 patents | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 606 patents | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 522 patents | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 580 patents | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 222 patents | -61.7% |
| 2020 | 6 patents | -97.3% |
| 2021 | 4 patents | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 1 patents | -75.0% |
| 2023 | 1 patents | +0.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 1 patents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1 patents, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 1 patents is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 25.5 patents, 4% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life science patents granted, by filing office in Ukraine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +4400.0% | 1 patents | 45 patents |
| 1999 | +630.0% | 10 patents | 73 patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 patents | 0 patents | 0 patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 23 patents | 0 patents | 73 patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 663.1 patents | 141 patents | 2,171 patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 592.4 patents | 222 patents | 810 patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 patents | 1 patents | 6 patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
- 43 Croatia 2 patents compare
- 43 Estonia 2 patents compare
- 43 Israel 2 patents compare
- 46 Monaco 1 patents compare
- 48 Argentina 0 patents compare
- 48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 patents compare
- 48 Chile 0 patents compare
- 48 Egypt 0 patents compare
- 48 Hong Kong 0 patents compare
- 48 Iceland 0 patents compare
- 48 Indonesia 0 patents compare
- 48 Italy 0 patents compare
- 48 Kenya 0 patents compare
- 48 Malta 0 patents compare
- 48 Mexico 0 patents compare
- 48 Mongolia 0 patents compare
- 48 Montenegro 0 patents compare
- 48 Nicaragua 0 patents compare
- 48 Philippines 0 patents compare
- 48 Russia 0 patents compare
- 48 San Marino 0 patents compare
- 48 Singapore 0 patents compare
- 48 Tajikistan 0 patents compare
- 48 Turkey 0 patents compare
- 48 USSR 0 patents compare
- 48 Vietnam 0 patents compare
- 48 Zimbabwe 0 patents compare
More science & technology data for Ukraine
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 133.38 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 50.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 86.86 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 10.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,590 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,590 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life science patents granted, by filing office in Ukraine?
- Life science patents granted, by filing office in Ukraine 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 filing office recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 2,171 patents in 2004.
- What is the lowest life science patents granted, by filing office recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 patents in 1980.
- How does Ukraine rank for life science patents granted, by filing office?
- Ukraine ranks 46th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life science patents granted, by filing office rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ukraine 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 filing office. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patents granted within the fields of medical technology, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals by filing office. These patents cover a wide range of innovations, such as medical devices, diagnostic methods, genetic engineering techniques, biotechnological processes and new drugs.