Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Netherlands
Netherlands: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications was 4,269 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Netherlands, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 4,269 Patents for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Netherlands peaked at 4,997 Patents in 2017 and was at its lowest, 142 Patents, in 1978.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 142 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 349.64 Patents | +146.2% |
| 1980 | 618.38 Patents | +76.9% |
| 1981 | 743.76 Patents | +20.3% |
| 1982 | 975.68 Patents | +31.2% |
| 1983 | 1,090 Patents | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 1,205 Patents | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 1,328 Patents | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 1,457 Patents | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 1,587 Patents | +8.9% |
| 1988 | 1,802 Patents | +13.5% |
| 1989 | 1,907 Patents | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 2,062 Patents | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 1,767 Patents | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 1,810 Patents | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,875 Patents | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 1,886 Patents | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2,017 Patents | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 2,230 Patents | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 2,475 Patents | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 2,712 Patents | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 3,033 Patents | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 3,587 Patents | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 3,994 Patents | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 4,386 Patents | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 4,932 Patents | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 4,834 Patents | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 4,897 Patents | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 4,680 Patents | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 4,846 Patents | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 4,307 Patents | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 4,406 Patents | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4,211 Patents | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 3,709 Patents | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 4,079 Patents | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 3,987 Patents | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4,168 Patents | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 4,494 Patents | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 4,625 Patents | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 4,997 Patents | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 4,818 Patents | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 4,697 Patents | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 4,683 Patents | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 4,753 Patents | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4,818 Patents | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4,269 Patents | -11.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in Netherlands 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 | +146.2% | 142 Patents | 349.64 Patents |
| 1980 | +76.9% | 349.64 Patents | 618.38 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 245.82 Patents | 142 Patents | 349.64 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,271 Patents | 618.38 Patents | 1,907 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,187 Patents | 1,767 Patents | 3,033 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,487 Patents | 3,587 Patents | 4,932 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,378 Patents | 3,709 Patents | 4,997 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,631 Patents | 4,269 Patents | 4,818 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 United States 32,970 Patents compare
- 1 OECD 121,552 Patents compare
- 2 Germany 18,453 Patents compare
- 3 United Kingdom 4,653 Patents compare
- 3 Japan 15,250 Patents compare
- 4 China 13,210 Patents compare
- 5 Poland 508.37 Patents compare
- 5 France 7,903 Patents compare
- 6 Türkiye 390 Patents compare
- 6 Switzerland 5,882 Patents compare
- 7 Slovenia 118.7 Patents compare
- 7 Italy 3,954 Patents compare
More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 833.5 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 2,843 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,165 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 99.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Netherlands?
- Patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in Netherlands was 4,269 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4,997 Patents in 2017.
- What is the lowest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 Patents in 1978.
- How does Netherlands rank for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications?
- Netherlands ranks 4th out of 13 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Patent counts by technology (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.