Patents - technology diffusion in Brazil
Brazil: Patents - technology diffusion was 1,520 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - technology diffusion in Brazil, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents - technology diffusion in Brazil is 1,520 Patents, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 86.4% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Brazil peaked at 34,972 Patents in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,520 Patents, in 2023.
That places Brazil 21st out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Patents - technology diffusion in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,777 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 7,913 Patents | -9.8% |
| 1992 | 7,715 Patents | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 8,461 Patents | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 9,566 Patents | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 11,713 Patents | +22.4% |
| 1996 | 14,356 Patents | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 17,693 Patents | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 18,491 Patents | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 20,202 Patents | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 20,070 Patents | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 19,716 Patents | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 18,375 Patents | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 20,345 Patents | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 22,409 Patents | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 24,743 Patents | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 26,398 Patents | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 26,314 Patents | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 27,056 Patents | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 29,866 Patents | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 32,979 Patents | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 34,810 Patents | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 34,972 Patents | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 33,172 Patents | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 29,147 Patents | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 27,230 Patents | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 27,671 Patents | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 27,252 Patents | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 27,017 Patents | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 26,037 Patents | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 27,731 Patents | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 20,388 Patents | -26.5% |
| 2022 | 11,201 Patents | -45.1% |
| 2023 | 1,520 Patents | -86.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1,520 Patents is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 Patents, 108.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1,520 Patents is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33 Patents, 46.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -86.4% | 11,201 Patents | 1,520 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,489 Patents | 7,715 Patents | 20,202 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,529 Patents | 18,375 Patents | 29,866 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,029 Patents | 26,037 Patents | 34,972 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,210 Patents | 1,520 Patents | 27,731 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More science & technology data for Brazil
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 216.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 25.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8978 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 58,292 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Brazil?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Brazil was 1,520 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 34,972 Patents in 2012.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,520 Patents in 2023.
- How does Brazil rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Brazil ranks 21st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation