Patents - technology diffusion in Moldova
Moldova: Patents - technology diffusion was 96 Patents in 2023. ▬ Flat
Patents - technology diffusion in Moldova, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 96 Patents for patents - technology diffusion in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Moldova peaked at 551 Patents in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3 Patents, in 1990.
Patents - technology diffusion in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 7 Patents | +133.3% |
| 1992 | 36 Patents | +414.3% |
| 1993 | 145 Patents | +302.8% |
| 1994 | 551 Patents | +280.0% |
| 1995 | 300 Patents | -45.6% |
| 1996 | 253 Patents | -15.7% |
| 1997 | 263 Patents | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 247 Patents | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 237 Patents | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 223 Patents | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 408 Patents | +83.0% |
| 2002 | 231 Patents | -43.4% |
| 2003 | 294 Patents | +27.3% |
| 2004 | 290 Patents | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 381 Patents | +31.4% |
| 2006 | 286 Patents | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 324 Patents | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 287 Patents | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 280 Patents | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 270 Patents | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 211 Patents | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 294 Patents | +39.3% |
| 2013 | 310 Patents | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 284 Patents | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 261 Patents | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 224 Patents | -14.2% |
| 2017 | 199 Patents | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 197 Patents | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 216 Patents | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 209 Patents | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 139 Patents | -33.5% |
| 2022 | 122 Patents | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 96 Patents | -21.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +414.3% | 7 Patents | 36 Patents |
| 1993 | +302.8% | 36 Patents | 145 Patents |
| 1994 | +280.0% | 145 Patents | 551 Patents |
| 1991 | +133.3% | 3 Patents | 7 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 204.2 Patents | 3 Patents | 551 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 300.4 Patents | 223 Patents | 408 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 246.6 Patents | 197 Patents | 310 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 141.5 Patents | 96 Patents | 209 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 1 Poland 3,864 Patents compare
- 1 China 1.77 million Patents compare
- 2 Netherlands 2,843 Patents compare
- 2 United States 370,325 Patents compare
- 3 Türkiye 1,760 Patents compare
- 3 Croatia 188 Patents compare
- 3 Japan 251,752 Patents compare
- 4 Slovenia 162 Patents compare
- 4 Taiwan 55,572 Patents compare
- 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
More science & technology data for Moldova
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 1.5 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 0 Patents (2022)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 1.5 Patents (2023)
- Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants 0 Patents (2022)
- Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 361.4 Megawatt (2024)
- Heat pumps - ambient heat captured by technology and climate 0 Gigawatt-hour (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Moldova?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Moldova was 96 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 551 Patents in 1994.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 Patents in 1990.
- How does Moldova rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Moldova ranks 4th out of 5 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Moldova 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