Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants in Australia
Australia: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants was 20.5 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants in Australia, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Australia recorded 20.5 Patents for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in 2022.
The figure is down 70.9% on the previous year and down 94.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in Australia peaked at 440.42 Patents in 2000 and was at its lowest, 18 Patents, in 1978.
Australia ranks 27th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants in Australia, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 18 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 62 Patents | +244.4% |
| 1980 | 79 Patents | +27.4% |
| 1981 | 103.33 Patents | +30.8% |
| 1982 | 95.7 Patents | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 93.83 Patents | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 121.5 Patents | +29.5% |
| 1985 | 139.33 Patents | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 135.5 Patents | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 147 Patents | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 172.5 Patents | +17.3% |
| 1989 | 139 Patents | -19.4% |
| 1990 | 192 Patents | +38.1% |
| 1991 | 173.17 Patents | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 215.83 Patents | +24.6% |
| 1993 | 197.42 Patents | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 213.33 Patents | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 210 Patents | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 224.33 Patents | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 203.25 Patents | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 259.58 Patents | +27.7% |
| 1999 | 274.83 Patents | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 440.42 Patents | +60.2% |
| 2001 | 335.89 Patents | -23.7% |
| 2002 | 336.54 Patents | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 312.17 Patents | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 352.92 Patents | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 335.67 Patents | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 376.25 Patents | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 381.75 Patents | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 355.83 Patents | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 330.33 Patents | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 373.28 Patents | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 366.83 Patents | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 403.25 Patents | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 398.92 Patents | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 411.75 Patents | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 425.67 Patents | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 422.87 Patents | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 379.17 Patents | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 347.17 Patents | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 264.33 Patents | -23.9% |
| 2020 | 166.67 Patents | -36.9% |
| 2021 | 70.5 Patents | -57.7% |
| 2022 | 20.5 Patents | -70.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 20.5 Patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.5 Patents, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Australia's 20.5 Patents is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.75 Patents, 7.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants in Australia 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 | +244.4% | 18 Patents | 62 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 Patents | 18 Patents | 62 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 122.67 Patents | 79 Patents | 172.5 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 216.37 Patents | 173.17 Patents | 274.83 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 355.78 Patents | 312.17 Patents | 440.42 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 379.32 Patents | 264.33 Patents | 425.67 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.89 Patents | 20.5 Patents | 166.67 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 24 Portugal 41.33 Patents compare
- 25 Luxembourg 40 Patents compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 27 Patents compare
- 28 Greece 20.13 Patents compare
- 29 Hungary 18 Patents compare
- 30 South Africa 11 Patents compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in Australia?
- Patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in Australia was 20.5 Patents in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 440.42 Patents in 2000.
- What is the lowest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 Patents in 1978.
- How does Australia rank for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants. 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.