New Zealand - Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector

Since 2014, New Zealand Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector fell by 2.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was number 27 comparing other countries in Number of Patents in the Biotechnology Sector at 22.78 Units. New Zealand is overtaken by Ireland, which was number 26 with 28.04 Units and is followed by Poland with 22.36 Units. United States topped the ranking with 5,940.62 Units in 2019, that is a growth of 1.7% versus 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 22.78
2018 23.62
2017 25.08
2016 23.57
2015 26.19
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How does New Zealand 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
26 #26
Ireland
28 2019 -0.0 % -4.4 % View data
27 #27
New Zealand
23 2019 -3.6 % -2.4 % View data
28 #28
Poland
22 2019 -0.0 % -9.7 % View data
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