Patents - technology diffusion in Singapore
Singapore: Patents - technology diffusion was 648 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents - technology diffusion in Singapore, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - technology diffusion in Singapore stood at 648 Patents. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Singapore peaked at 14,106 Patents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 648 Patents, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 33rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents - technology diffusion in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,788 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 1,963 Patents | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 3,248 Patents | +65.5% |
| 1993 | 3,459 Patents | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 4,689 Patents | +35.6% |
| 1995 | 2,577 Patents | -45.0% |
| 1996 | 2,719 Patents | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 2,894 Patents | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 2,667 Patents | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 2,683 Patents | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,639 Patents | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 2,788 Patents | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 2,251 Patents | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 2,199 Patents | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 3,158 Patents | +43.6% |
| 2005 | 3,403 Patents | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 3,029 Patents | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 3,107 Patents | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2,704 Patents | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 3,930 Patents | +45.3% |
| 2010 | 8,521 Patents | +116.8% |
| 2011 | 9,638 Patents | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 8,995 Patents | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 10,491 Patents | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 10,079 Patents | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 10,548 Patents | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 8,916 Patents | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 10,152 Patents | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 12,141 Patents | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 14,106 Patents | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 7,705 Patents | -45.4% |
| 2021 | 1,282 Patents | -83.4% |
| 2022 | 705 Patents | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 648 Patents | -8.1% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 648 Patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 659 Patents, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 648 Patents is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 128 Patents, 5.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion in Singapore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +116.8% | 3,930 Patents | 8,521 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,869 Patents | 1,788 Patents | 4,689 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,921 Patents | 2,199 Patents | 3,930 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,359 Patents | 8,521 Patents | 14,106 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,585 Patents | 648 Patents | 7,705 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More science & technology data for Singapore
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 170.78 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.65 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 9.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 13,965 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6582 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,894 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Singapore?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Singapore was 648 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 14,106 Patents in 2019.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 648 Patents in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Singapore ranks 33rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Singapore 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