Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants in OECD
OECD: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants was 22,278 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants in OECD, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants in OECD is 22,278 Patents, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 42.2% on the previous year and down 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants in OECD peaked at 91,884 Patents in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,772 Patents, in 1978.
That places OECD 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants in OECD, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2,772 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 8,738 Patents | +215.2% |
| 1980 | 13,784 Patents | +57.7% |
| 1981 | 17,240 Patents | +25.1% |
| 1982 | 19,752 Patents | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 21,704 Patents | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 25,060 Patents | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 26,497 Patents | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 28,659 Patents | +8.2% |
| 1987 | 30,183 Patents | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 34,004 Patents | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 36,582 Patents | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 41,712 Patents | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 39,517 Patents | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 40,455 Patents | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 41,250 Patents | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 42,266 Patents | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 43,630 Patents | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 46,295 Patents | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 49,549 Patents | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 53,334 Patents | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 55,973 Patents | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 60,222 Patents | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 61,446 Patents | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 60,047 Patents | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 61,737 Patents | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 63,661 Patents | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 65,987 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 68,564 Patents | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 69,828 Patents | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 72,394 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 71,264 Patents | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 74,856 Patents | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 80,021 Patents | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 84,650 Patents | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 87,743 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 91,842 Patents | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 91,807 Patents | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 91,884 Patents | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 89,158 Patents | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 81,893 Patents | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 72,141 Patents | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 56,683 Patents | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 38,541 Patents | -32.0% |
| 2022 | 22,278 Patents | -42.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants in OECD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +215.2% | 2,772 Patents | 8,738 Patents |
| 1980 | +57.7% | 8,738 Patents | 13,784 Patents |
| 2022 | -42.2% | 38,541 Patents | 22,278 Patents |
| 2021 | -32.0% | 56,683 Patents | 38,541 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,755 Patents | 2,772 Patents | 8,738 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 25,346 Patents | 13,784 Patents | 36,582 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 45,398 Patents | 39,517 Patents | 55,973 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,515 Patents | 60,047 Patents | 72,394 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,599 Patents | 72,141 Patents | 91,884 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,168 Patents | 22,278 Patents | 56,683 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 United States 3,509 Patents compare
- 2 Germany 5,128 Patents compare
- 3 Netherlands 833.5 Patents compare
- 3 France 2,410 Patents compare
- 4 Japan 2,344 Patents compare
- 4 United Kingdom 667.92 Patents compare
More science & technology data for OECD
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 121,552 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 2 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 3 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 3 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 22,278 Patents (2022)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 121,552 Patents (2023)
- Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications 3 Patents (2023)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural 30.03 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants in OECD?
- Patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants in OECD was 22,278 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 91,884 Patents in 2016.
- What is the lowest patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,772 Patents in 1978.
- How does OECD rank for patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent counts by technology domains developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)