Patents - technology diffusion in Israel
Israel: Patents - technology diffusion was 13,148 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - technology diffusion in Israel, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - technology diffusion in Israel stood at 13,148 Patents.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 96.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Israel peaked at 14,498 Patents in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,164 Patents, in 1991.
That places Israel 9th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,452 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 4,164 Patents | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 4,218 Patents | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 4,464 Patents | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 4,429 Patents | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5,027 Patents | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 5,515 Patents | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 6,721 Patents | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 7,541 Patents | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 8,619 Patents | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 9,080 Patents | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 9,631 Patents | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 9,211 Patents | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 5,522 Patents | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 4,544 Patents | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 4,829 Patents | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 8,593 Patents | +77.9% |
| 2007 | 9,216 Patents | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 8,378 Patents | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 7,418 Patents | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 7,878 Patents | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 8,118 Patents | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 7,159 Patents | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 6,682 Patents | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 7,588 Patents | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 8,087 Patents | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 8,249 Patents | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 9,011 Patents | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 9,577 Patents | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 9,930 Patents | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 10,844 Patents | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 13,607 Patents | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 14,498 Patents | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 13,148 Patents | -9.3% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 13,148 Patents is above the median for high income countries, which is 659 Patents, 20.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Israel's 13,148 Patents is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8 Patents, 1643.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +77.9% | 4,829 Patents | 8,593 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,515 Patents | 4,164 Patents | 8,619 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,642 Patents | 4,544 Patents | 9,631 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,228 Patents | 6,682 Patents | 9,930 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,024 Patents | 10,844 Patents | 14,498 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 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 Estonia 32 Patents compare
- 8 France 13,659 Patents compare
- 9 Syrian Arab Republic 2 Patents compare
- 10 India 7,330 Patents compare
- 11 Canada 6,523 Patents compare
- 12 Italy 6,517 Patents compare
More science & technology data for Israel
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 177.39 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.66 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 16.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 655.88 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,844 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Israel?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Israel was 13,148 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 14,498 Patents in 2022.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,164 Patents in 1991.
- How does Israel rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Israel ranks 9th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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