Number of PCT Patents in Biotechnology

This key economic indicator for the Biotechnology sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2019, Number of PCT Patents in Biotechnology in China increased 6.3% from a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 China Number of PCT Patents in Biotechnology increased 19.5% year on year close to 1,501.74 Patents.
  3. In 2019 South Korea was number 4 in Number of PCT Patents in Biotechnology.

Top Countries in Number of PCT Patents in Biotechnology

Units (Patents) - 1977 to 2019

# 59 Countries Units (Patents) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
5,623 2019 +1.5 % +3.5 % View data
2 #2
Japan
1,618 2019 +2.1 % +3.7 % View data
3 #3
China
1,502 2019 +6.3 % +19.5 % View data
4 #4
South Korea
978 2019 +4.7 % +9.6 % View data
5 #5
Germany
619 2019 -0.4 % +0.9 % View data
6 #6
France
525 2019 +1.0 % -0.5 % View data
7 #7
United Kingdom
482 2019 +0.8 % -0.5 % View data
8 #8
Switzerland
403 2019 +0.9 % -1.4 % View data
9 #9
Netherlands
240 2019 -0.2 % -0.3 % View data
10 #10
Canada
234 2019 -0.5 % -0.2 % View data
11 #11
Denmark
220 2019 +0.7 % -2.3 % View data
12 #12
Israel
200 2019 +2.0 % +2.2 % View data
13 #13
Australia
157 2019 -0.1 % +0.9 % View data
14 #14
Belgium
153 2019 +0.7 % +1.9 % View data
15 #15
Spain
150 2019 +0.5 % -2.2 % View data
16 #16
Italy
137 2019 +1.1 % +3.4 % View data
17 #17
India
111 2019 +1.5 % -2.0 % View data
18 #18
Singapore
105 2019 +2.1 % +1.3 % View data
19 #19
Sweden
104 2019 -1.0 % -1.8 % View data
20 #20
Austria
52 2019 -1.1 % -3.2 % View data
21 #21
Russia
50 2019 +1.4 % +2.9 % View data
22 #22
Brazil
47 2019 +2.1 % +3.4 % View data
23 #23
Ireland
41 2019 +0.2 % -5.3 % View data
24 #24
Finland
41 2019 -1.5 % -3.0 % View data
25 #25
Norway
36 2019 -0.7 % -9.7 % View data
26 #26
Chile
31 2019 +4.7 % +2.8 % View data
27 #27
Turkey
27 2019 +6.3 % +17.6 % View data
28 #28
New Zealand
23 2019 -3.8 % -7.2 % View data
29 #29
Luxembourg
21 2019 +4.5 % +20.2 % View data
30 #30
Poland
19 2019 -0.7 % -12.5 % View data
31 #31
Mexico
19 2019 +2.3 % +2.5 % View data
32 #32
South Africa
15 2019 +1.1 % -8.6 % View data
33 #33
Portugal
14 2019 +1.6 % +4.7 % View data
34 #34
Hungary
14 2019 +1.9 % +7.7 % View data
35 #35
Saudi Arabia
14 2019 +6.9 % +10.7 % View data
36 #36
Czech Republic
11 2019 +2.4 % -3.0 % View data
37 #37
Malaysia
9 2019 -4.7 % -7.0 % View data
38 #38
Colombia
9 2019 +4.6 % +18.6 % View data
39 #39
Thailand
8 2019 +5.4 % +52.7 % View data
40 #40
Cyprus
6 2019 +3.1 % -9.7 % View data
41 #41
Lithuania
5 2019 +3.0 % -4.4 % View data
42 #42
Estonia
5 2019 +2.8 % +38.7 % View data
43 #43
Greece
5 2019 +1.7 % +8.5 % View data
44 #44
Slovenia
4 2019 -2.7 % -6.4 % View data
45 #45
Slovakia
3 2019 +5.1 % +23.2 % View data
46 #46
Egypt
3 2019 +0.1 % +21.1 % View data
47 #47
Ukraine
2 2019 +2.9 % +15.6 % View data
48 #48
Peru
2 2019 +0.0 % NA View data
49 #49
Latvia
2 2019 +7.2 % NA View data
50 #50
Argentina
2 2019 -11.4 % -26.9 % View data
51 #51
Bulgaria
2 2019 +5.9 % NA View data
52 #52
Malta
2 2019 +1.9 % -17.5 % View data
53 #53
Croatia
1 2019 -5.1 % NA View data
54 #54
Morocco
1 2019 -5.1 % -26.5 % View data
55 #55
Romania
1 2019 -1.0 % -21.6 % View data
56 #56
Iceland
1 2019 -36.6 % -28.1 % View data
57 #57
United Arab Emirates
0 2019 -25.0 % -36.9 % View data
58 #58
Costa Rica
0 2019 -14.6 % NA View data
59 #59
Indonesia
0 2017 NA -100.0 % View data

Source: OECD

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