Patents - technology diffusion in Tunisia
Tunisia: Patents - technology diffusion was 3 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents - technology diffusion in Tunisia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - technology diffusion in Tunisia stood at 3 Patents. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.0% on the previous year and down 97.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Tunisia peaked at 263 Patents in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3 Patents, in 2023.
Tunisia ranks 76th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 112 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 74 Patents | -33.9% |
| 1992 | 76 Patents | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 76 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 88 Patents | +15.8% |
| 1995 | 93 Patents | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 91 Patents | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 114 Patents | +25.3% |
| 1998 | 119 Patents | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 101 Patents | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 116 Patents | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 76 Patents | -34.5% |
| 2002 | 53 Patents | -30.3% |
| 2003 | 48 Patents | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 151 Patents | +214.6% |
| 2005 | 155 Patents | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 167 Patents | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 210 Patents | +25.7% |
| 2008 | 206 Patents | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 228 Patents | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 131 Patents | -42.5% |
| 2011 | 184 Patents | +40.5% |
| 2012 | 215 Patents | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 130 Patents | -39.5% |
| 2014 | 263 Patents | +102.3% |
| 2015 | 205 Patents | -22.1% |
| 2016 | 145 Patents | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 113 Patents | -22.1% |
| 2018 | 52 Patents | -54.0% |
| 2019 | 39 Patents | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 25 Patents | -35.9% |
| 2021 | 23 Patents | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 12 Patents | -47.8% |
| 2023 | 3 Patents | -75.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 3 Patents is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2 Patents, 1.5× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 3 Patents is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8 Patents, 38% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +214.6% | 48 Patents | 151 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.4 Patents | 74 Patents | 119 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 141 Patents | 48 Patents | 228 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.7 Patents | 39 Patents | 263 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.75 Patents | 3 Patents | 25 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 76 Montenegro 3 Patents compare
- 76 Belarus 3 Patents compare
- 79 Albania 2 Patents compare
- 79 Lebanon 2 Patents compare
- 79 Nigeria 2 Patents compare
- 79 Paraguay 2 Patents compare
- 79 Bahrain 2 Patents compare
- 79 Bangladesh 2 Patents compare
- 79 Burundi 2 Patents compare
- 79 Zambia 2 Patents compare
- 79 Kyrgyzstan 2 Patents compare
- 79 Jamaica 2 Patents compare
- 79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 Patents compare
- 79 Qatar 2 Patents compare
- 79 Brunei Darussalam 2 Patents compare
More science & technology data for Tunisia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 117.61 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.18 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 14.44 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 104.17 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -11.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -10.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,493 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0005 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Tunisia?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Tunisia was 3 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 263 Patents in 2014.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 Patents in 2023.
- How does Tunisia rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Tunisia ranks 76th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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