Patents - technology diffusion in Taiwan
Taiwan: Patents - technology diffusion was 55,572 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - technology diffusion in Taiwan, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents - technology diffusion in Taiwan is 55,572 Patents, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Taiwan peaked at 59,540 Patents in 2008 and was at its lowest, 437 Patents, in 1990.
Taiwan ranks 4th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Patents - technology diffusion in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 437 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 2,397 Patents | +448.5% |
| 1992 | 7,095 Patents | +196.0% |
| 1993 | 8,693 Patents | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 10,603 Patents | +22.0% |
| 1995 | 12,851 Patents | +21.2% |
| 1996 | 15,564 Patents | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 19,597 Patents | +25.9% |
| 1998 | 21,995 Patents | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 23,096 Patents | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 26,930 Patents | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 32,739 Patents | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 33,197 Patents | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 41,082 Patents | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 46,697 Patents | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 54,252 Patents | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 57,533 Patents | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 58,850 Patents | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 59,540 Patents | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 53,160 Patents | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 53,930 Patents | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 57,055 Patents | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 58,201 Patents | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 55,715 Patents | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 52,013 Patents | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 49,174 Patents | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 48,556 Patents | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 50,860 Patents | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 53,897 Patents | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 54,891 Patents | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 52,451 Patents | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 55,643 Patents | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 56,362 Patents | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 55,572 Patents | -1.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +448.5% | 437 Patents | 2,397 Patents |
| 1992 | +196.0% | 2,397 Patents | 7,095 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,233 Patents | 437 Patents | 23,096 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 46,398 Patents | 26,930 Patents | 59,540 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,429 Patents | 48,556 Patents | 58,201 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,007 Patents | 52,451 Patents | 56,362 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 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 Moldova 96 Patents compare
- 4 Slovenia 162 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 Taiwan
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 1,488 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 343 Patents (2022)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 1,488 Patents (2023)
- Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants 343 Patents (2022)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 1,276 Number (2014)
- Annual patents filed for carbon capture and storage technologies 8 patents (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Taiwan?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Taiwan was 55,572 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 59,540 Patents in 2008.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 437 Patents in 1990.
- How does Taiwan rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Taiwan ranks 4th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan 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