Italy - Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector

Since 2014, Italy Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector jumped by 0.8% year on year. At 161.45 Units in 2019, the country was number 13 among other countries in Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector. Italy is overtaken by Denmark, which was number 12 with 175.86 Units and is followed by Australia at 160.84 Units. United States ranked the highest with 5,940.62 Units in 2019, that is a growth 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 recorded the worst performance at -32.8% per year.

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Date Units
2019 161.45
2018 160.19
2017 157.59
2016 165.23
2015 146.19
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How does Italy 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
12 #12
Denmark
176 2019 +0.3 % -2.1 % View data
13 #13
Italy
161 2019 +0.8 % +0.8 % View data
14 #14
Australia
161 2019 -0.3 % -0.3 % View data
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