Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants in Canada
Canada: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants was 203.17 Patents in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants in Canada, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Canada recorded 203.17 Patents for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.1% on the previous year and down 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in Canada peaked at 1,307 Patents in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8 Patents, in 1978.
Canada ranks 15th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants in Canada, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 8 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 51 Patents | +537.5% |
| 1980 | 74.5 Patents | +46.1% |
| 1981 | 97 Patents | +30.2% |
| 1982 | 151.67 Patents | +56.4% |
| 1983 | 181.17 Patents | +19.5% |
| 1984 | 190.83 Patents | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 201.5 Patents | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 195.5 Patents | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 212.7 Patents | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 247.17 Patents | +16.2% |
| 1989 | 228.25 Patents | -7.7% |
| 1990 | 346.33 Patents | +51.7% |
| 1991 | 272.87 Patents | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 357.67 Patents | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 365.5 Patents | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 414.58 Patents | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 456.92 Patents | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 522 Patents | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 573.92 Patents | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 739.15 Patents | +28.8% |
| 1999 | 697.44 Patents | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 799.1 Patents | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 809.58 Patents | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 800.5 Patents | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 869.58 Patents | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 933.13 Patents | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 935.78 Patents | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 926.45 Patents | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 928.23 Patents | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 950 Patents | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1,042 Patents | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 1,307 Patents | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 1,221 Patents | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 1,243 Patents | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1,066 Patents | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 1,017 Patents | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 875.2 Patents | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 871.62 Patents | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 781.85 Patents | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 666.16 Patents | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 642.78 Patents | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 506.12 Patents | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 313.2 Patents | -38.1% |
| 2022 | 203.17 Patents | -35.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 203.17 Patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.5 Patents, 9.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants in Canada 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 | +537.5% | 8 Patents | 51 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.5 Patents | 8 Patents | 51 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 178.03 Patents | 74.5 Patents | 247.17 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 474.64 Patents | 272.87 Patents | 739.15 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 899.44 Patents | 799.1 Patents | 1,042 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 969.17 Patents | 642.78 Patents | 1,307 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 340.83 Patents | 203.17 Patents | 506.12 Patents | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in Canada?
- Patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in Canada was 203.17 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1,307 Patents in 2010.
- What is the lowest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 Patents in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
- Canada ranks 15th out of 88 countries with data for 2022.
- Is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.