Patents - technology diffusion in Taïwan
Taïwan: Patents - technology diffusion was 55,572 Patents in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - technology diffusion in Taïwan, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents - technology diffusion in Taïwan 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 Taïwan peaked at 59,540 Patents in 2008 and was at its lowest, 437 Patents, in 1990.
Taïwan 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.
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 Taïwan
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 1.77 million Patents compare
- 2 United States 370,325 Patents compare
- 3 Japan 251,752 Patents compare
- 5 Germany 52,279 Patents compare
- 6 Australia 37,316 Patents compare
- 7 United Kingdom 14,019 Patents compare
More science & technology data for Taïwan
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 1,276 (2014)
- Patents electric vehicles 9 (2023)
- Patents ccs 3 (2023)
- Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 1,073 (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 146.88 (2013)
- High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 347.67 (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 816.51 (2012)
- Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 172.05 (2012)
- Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 34.36 (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 2.43 (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Taïwan?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Taïwan was 55,572 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Taïwan?
- The highest recorded value was 59,540 Patents in 2008.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Taïwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 437 Patents in 1990.
- How does Taïwan rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Taïwan ranks 4th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Taïwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taïwan 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