Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in OECD
OECD: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications was 121,552 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in OECD, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in OECD is 121,552 Patents, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in OECD peaked at 150,060 Patents in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3,876 Patents, in 1978.
That places OECD 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications in OECD, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3,876 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 12,274 Patents | +216.7% |
| 1980 | 19,547 Patents | +59.3% |
| 1981 | 24,738 Patents | +26.6% |
| 1982 | 28,244 Patents | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 31,342 Patents | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 36,659 Patents | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 39,016 Patents | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 42,569 Patents | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 45,259 Patents | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 51,560 Patents | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 57,044 Patents | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 63,202 Patents | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 58,655 Patents | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 59,958 Patents | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 59,342 Patents | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 61,296 Patents | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 64,662 Patents | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 70,712 Patents | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 79,717 Patents | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 90,137 Patents | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 97,977 Patents | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 108,783 Patents | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 115,031 Patents | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 113,206 Patents | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 117,206 Patents | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 123,254 Patents | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 130,203 Patents | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 134,115 Patents | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 132,972 Patents | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 130,439 Patents | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 123,964 Patents | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 127,676 Patents | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 132,499 Patents | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 135,354 Patents | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 137,505 Patents | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 140,360 Patents | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 139,476 Patents | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 141,503 Patents | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 144,693 Patents | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 145,684 Patents | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 149,082 Patents | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 150,060 Patents | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 149,397 Patents | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 147,810 Patents | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 121,552 Patents | -17.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 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 | +216.7% | 3,876 Patents | 12,274 Patents |
| 1980 | +59.3% | 12,274 Patents | 19,547 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,075 Patents | 3,876 Patents | 12,274 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 37,598 Patents | 19,547 Patents | 57,044 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,566 Patents | 58,655 Patents | 97,977 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 122,917 Patents | 108,783 Patents | 134,115 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,383 Patents | 127,676 Patents | 149,082 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,205 Patents | 121,552 Patents | 150,060 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 United States 32,970 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
- 4 Netherlands 4,269 Patents compare
More science & technology data for OECD
- 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)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants 22,278 Patents (2022)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural 30.03 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in OECD?
- Patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications in OECD was 121,552 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 150,060 Patents in 2020.
- What is the lowest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,876 Patents in 1978.
- How does OECD rank for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. 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 in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.