Netherlands - Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector

Since 2014, Netherlands Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector was down by 0.1% year on year. At 222.43 Units in 2019, the country was number 9 comparing other countries in Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector. Netherlands is overtaken by Canada, which was number 8 at 241.06 Units and is followed by Switzerland at 221.53 Units. United States topped the ranking with 5,940.62 Units in 2019, an increase of 1.7% compared to 2018. Japan, China and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Estonia witnessed the best average annual growth at +31.9% per year, while Argentina recorded the worst performance at -32.8% per year.

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Date Units
2019 222.43
2018 222.51
2017 216.26
2016 230.18
2015 254.33
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How does Netherlands 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
8 #8
Canada
241 2019 -0.8 % +0.0 % View data
9 #9
Netherlands
222 2019 -0.0 % -0.1 % View data
10 #10
Switzerland
222 2019 +1.9 % +3.5 % View data
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