Patents - technology diffusion in Poland
Poland: Patents - technology diffusion was 3,864 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - technology diffusion in Poland, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Poland recorded 3,864 Patents for patents - technology diffusion in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and down 63.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Poland peaked at 10,515 Patents in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3,864 Patents, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Patents - technology diffusion in Poland, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,714 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 4,597 Patents | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 4,389 Patents | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 4,640 Patents | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 5,929 Patents | +27.8% |
| 1995 | 6,465 Patents | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 7,115 Patents | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 7,531 Patents | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 8,087 Patents | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 8,274 Patents | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 8,319 Patents | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 7,853 Patents | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 8,036 Patents | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 8,151 Patents | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7,596 Patents | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 7,032 Patents | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 7,143 Patents | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 7,415 Patents | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 7,632 Patents | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 8,248 Patents | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 8,747 Patents | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 9,846 Patents | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 10,271 Patents | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 10,515 Patents | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 9,828 Patents | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 9,613 Patents | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 9,393 Patents | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 9,168 Patents | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 9,181 Patents | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 8,403 Patents | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 7,869 Patents | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 5,923 Patents | -24.7% |
| 2022 | 4,431 Patents | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 3,864 Patents | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,174 Patents | 4,389 Patents | 8,274 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,742 Patents | 7,032 Patents | 8,319 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,496 Patents | 8,403 Patents | 10,515 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,522 Patents | 3,864 Patents | 7,869 Patents | 4 |
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More science & technology data for Poland
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 508.37 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 114.33 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 10,241 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 10,241 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 10,241 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,219 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 88.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Poland?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Poland was 3,864 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 10,515 Patents in 2013.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,864 Patents in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Poland ranks 1st out of 9 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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