Patents - technology diffusion in Canada
Canada: Patents - technology diffusion was 6,523 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - technology diffusion in Canada, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Canada recorded 6,523 Patents for patents - technology diffusion in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 84.4% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Canada peaked at 51,048 Patents in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6,523 Patents, in 2023.
That places Canada 11th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Patents - technology diffusion in Canada, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 37,587 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 35,494 Patents | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 34,494 Patents | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 32,488 Patents | -5.8% |
| 1994 | 33,445 Patents | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 33,828 Patents | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 37,319 Patents | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 40,416 Patents | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 45,086 Patents | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 47,331 Patents | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 49,791 Patents | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 49,310 Patents | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 48,276 Patents | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 47,697 Patents | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 48,411 Patents | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 50,984 Patents | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 51,048 Patents | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 47,201 Patents | -7.5% |
| 2008 | 44,376 Patents | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 43,666 Patents | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 43,603 Patents | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 44,207 Patents | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 44,226 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 45,688 Patents | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 46,551 Patents | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 43,567 Patents | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 44,202 Patents | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 44,771 Patents | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 44,585 Patents | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 45,370 Patents | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 47,351 Patents | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 47,304 Patents | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 41,837 Patents | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 6,523 Patents | -84.4% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 6,523 Patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 659 Patents, 9.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -84.4% | 41,837 Patents | 6,523 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,749 Patents | 32,488 Patents | 47,331 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,076 Patents | 43,666 Patents | 51,048 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,677 Patents | 43,567 Patents | 46,551 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,754 Patents | 6,523 Patents | 47,351 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More science & technology data for Canada
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9064 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 37.40 million (2024)
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0464 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Canada?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Canada was 6,523 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 51,048 Patents in 2006.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,523 Patents in 2023.
- How does Canada rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Canada ranks 11th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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