Patents - technology diffusion in Netherlands
Netherlands: Patents - technology diffusion was 2,843 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - technology diffusion in Netherlands, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents - technology diffusion in Netherlands is 2,843 Patents, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 19.5% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Netherlands peaked at 3,531 Patents in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,065 Patents, in 1994.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Patents - technology diffusion in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,795 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 2,084 Patents | -25.4% |
| 1992 | 2,105 Patents | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2,131 Patents | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2,065 Patents | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2,335 Patents | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 2,653 Patents | +13.6% |
| 1997 | 2,818 Patents | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 2,656 Patents | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 2,757 Patents | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 2,654 Patents | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 2,336 Patents | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 2,352 Patents | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,517 Patents | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 2,449 Patents | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2,577 Patents | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 2,429 Patents | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 2,120 Patents | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 2,294 Patents | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 2,430 Patents | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2,295 Patents | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 2,364 Patents | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 2,203 Patents | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 2,191 Patents | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2,192 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,172 Patents | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,220 Patents | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,264 Patents | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2,276 Patents | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,419 Patents | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 2,779 Patents | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 3,223 Patents | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 3,531 Patents | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 2,843 Patents | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,440 Patents | 2,065 Patents | 2,818 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,416 Patents | 2,120 Patents | 2,654 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,260 Patents | 2,172 Patents | 2,419 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,094 Patents | 2,779 Patents | 3,531 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Poland 3,864 Patents compare
- 1 China 1.77 million 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 Moldova 96 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
More science & technology data for Netherlands
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,269 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 833.5 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,165 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 99.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Netherlands?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Netherlands was 2,843 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,531 Patents in 2022.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,065 Patents in 1994.
- How does Netherlands rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 9 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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