Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants was 667.92 Patents in 2022. ▲ Rising
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants in United Kingdom, 1978–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 667.92 Patents for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in 2022.
The figure is down 44.9% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in United Kingdom peaked at 3,233 Patents in 2016 and was at its lowest, 242.33 Patents, in 1978.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 470.95 Patents | 242.33 Patents | 699.56 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,448 Patents | 971.64 Patents | 1,873 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,987 Patents | 1,797 Patents | 2,276 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,252 Patents | 2,024 Patents | 2,442 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,789 Patents | 2,356 Patents | 3,233 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,264 Patents | 667.92 Patents | 1,910 Patents | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More science & technology data for United Kingdom
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,653 Patents (2023)
- 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 by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 4,653 Patents (2023)
- Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants 667.92 Patents (2022)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Agricultural 53.93 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Going Digital Toolkit - Data for the breakdown visualisations - part -0.481 Annual real value added growth (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in United Kingdom?
- Patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants in United Kingdom was 667.92 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3,233 Patents in 2016.
- What is the lowest patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 242.33 Patents in 1978.
- How does United Kingdom rank for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
- United Kingdom ranks 4th out of 13 groups with data for 2022.
- Is patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 45 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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.