Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants by country
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.
Countries reporting
86
Highest
22,278 Patents
OECD
Lowest
0 Patents
Zimbabwe
Median
2.5 Patents
Years covered
45
1978–2022
Data points
4,680
What the numbers show
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 22,278 Patents in OECD; the lowest is 0 Patents in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.5 Patents, and the mean is 471.87 Patents.
Over the past decade 2 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in Belarus (down 100.0%).
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 22,278 Patents | 2022 | down 73.7% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 5,128 Patents | 2022 | down 68.0% | rising |
| 3 | France | 2,410 Patents | 2022 | down 61.3% | rising |
| 4 | Japan | 2,344 Patents | 2022 | down 84.2% | rising |
| 5 | China (People’s Republic of) | 1,763 Patents | 2022 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Italy | 1,634 Patents | 2022 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1,210 Patents | 2022 | down 65.9% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 616 Patents | 2022 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Austria | 475.7 Patents | 2022 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 394.5 Patents | 2022 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 343 Patents | 2022 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 285.12 Patents | 2022 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Denmark | 264 Patents | 2022 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Finland | 254 Patents | 2022 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 203.17 Patents | 2022 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Ireland | 128.5 Patents | 2022 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Israel | 115 Patents | 2022 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Norway | 108 Patents | 2022 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 19 | India | 101.33 Patents | 2022 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Hong Kong (China) | 85 Patents | 2022 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Singapore | 75.67 Patents | 2022 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Liechtenstein | 53 Patents | 2022 | down 64.4% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 43 Patents | 2022 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Portugal | 41.33 Patents | 2022 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 40 Patents | 2022 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 27 Patents | 2022 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 20.5 Patents | 2022 | down 94.9% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 20.13 Patents | 2022 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Hungary | 18 Patents | 2022 | down 63.6% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 11 Patents | 2022 | down 81.2% | rising |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 10 Patents | 2022 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Brazil | 9.67 Patents | 2022 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Malta | 8 Patents | 2022 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 6.25 Patents | 2022 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 6 Patents | 2022 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Cyprus | 5.5 Patents | 2022 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Iceland | 5 Patents | 2022 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Cayman Islands | 4.5 Patents | 2022 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Armenia | 4 Patents | 2022 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Bulgaria | 4 Patents | 2022 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Ukraine | 4 Patents | 2022 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Thailand | 3.5 Patents | 2022 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Chile | 3 Patents | 2022 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Bermuda | 2 Patents | 2022 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 2 Patents | 2022 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 44 | New Zealand | 2 Patents | 2022 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Seychelles | 2 Patents | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 48 | Argentina | 1.97 Patents | 2022 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 1 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Cuba | 1 Patents | 2022 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | 1 Patents | 2022 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Monaco | 1 Patents | 2022 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Mexico | 1 Patents | 2022 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Uruguay | 1 Patents | 2022 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 0.8 Patents | 2022 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Andorra | 0.5 Patents | 2022 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Iran | 0.5 Patents | 2022 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Philippines | 0.5 Patents | 2022 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Belarus | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Colombia | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Ecuador | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Georgia | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Guatemala | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Indonesia | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Jamaica | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Jordan | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Kuwait | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Lebanon | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Morocco | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Malaysia | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Nigeria | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Pakistan | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Panama | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Peru | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | El Salvador | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Tunisia | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Uzbekistan | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 Patents | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Zimbabwe | 0 Patents | 2022 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States 3,509 Patents
- Korea 1,263 Patents
- Netherlands 833.5 Patents
- United Kingdom 667.92 Patents
- Poland 114.33 Patents
- Türkiye 56 Patents
- Slovenia 29 Patents
- Latvia 11 Patents
- Lithuania 11 Patents
- Slovak Republic 10 Patents
- Estonia 10 Patents
- Croatia 7 Patents
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.