Austria - Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector

Since 2014, Austria Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector decreased by 3.1% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 20 among other countries in Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector at 64.19 Units. Austria is overtaken by Taiwan, which was number 19 at 94.75 Units and is followed by Russia with 57.33 Units. United States lead the ranking with 5,940.62 Units in 2019, that is an increase of 1.7% compared to 2018. Japan, China and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Estonia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +31.9% per year, while Argentina was the worst growing country at -32.8% per year.

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Date Units
2019 64.19
2018 64.85
2017 65.16
2016 62.57
2015 77.38
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How does Austria rank in Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector?

# 44 Countries Units Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
5,941 2019 +1.7 % +3.8 % View data
2 #2
Japan
1,608 2019 +2.1 % +3.8 % View data
19 #19
Taiwan
95 2019 +4.6 % +1.9 % View data
20 #20
Austria
64 2019 -1.0 % -3.1 % View data
21 #21
Russia
57 2019 +0.7 % +0.8 % View data
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