Patents - technology diffusion in Estonia
Estonia: Patents - technology diffusion was 32 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents - technology diffusion in Estonia, 1994–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - technology diffusion in Estonia stood at 32 Patents.
The figure is up 128.6% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Estonia peaked at 908 Patents in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14 Patents, in 2022.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents - technology diffusion in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 580 Patents | — |
| 1995 | 374 Patents | -35.5% |
| 1996 | 520 Patents | +39.0% |
| 1997 | 723 Patents | +39.0% |
| 1998 | 889 Patents | +23.0% |
| 1999 | 908 Patents | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 900 Patents | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 830 Patents | -7.8% |
| 2002 | 487 Patents | -41.3% |
| 2003 | 48 Patents | -90.1% |
| 2004 | 39 Patents | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 46 Patents | +17.9% |
| 2006 | 52 Patents | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 69 Patents | +32.7% |
| 2008 | 64 Patents | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 76 Patents | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 77 Patents | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 98 Patents | +27.3% |
| 2012 | 33 Patents | -66.3% |
| 2013 | 38 Patents | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 49 Patents | +28.9% |
| 2015 | 28 Patents | -42.9% |
| 2016 | 38 Patents | +35.7% |
| 2017 | 25 Patents | -34.2% |
| 2018 | 20 Patents | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 25 Patents | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 24 Patents | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 22 Patents | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 14 Patents | -36.4% |
| 2023 | 32 Patents | +128.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 665.67 Patents | 374 Patents | 908 Patents | 6 |
| 2000s | 261.1 Patents | 39 Patents | 900 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1 Patents | 20 Patents | 98 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 23 Patents | 14 Patents | 32 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 5 Madagascar 1 Patents compare
- 5 Lithuania 80 Patents compare
- 5 Germany 52,279 Patents compare
- 6 Viet Nam 68 Patents compare
- 6 Australia 37,316 Patents compare
- 7 Latvia 41 Patents compare
- 7 United Kingdom 14,019 Patents compare
- 8 France 13,659 Patents compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 2 Patents compare
- 9 Israel 13,148 Patents compare
- 10 India 7,330 Patents compare
- 11 Canada 6,523 Patents compare
More science & technology data for Estonia
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 49 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 in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 10 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 444 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 444 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 444 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 9,845 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 93.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Estonia?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Estonia was 32 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 908 Patents in 1999.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 Patents in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Estonia ranks 8th out of 9 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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