These nanotechnology indicators below are produced by the OECD’s Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI).

Latest update: November 2023

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1. Nanotechnology firms

KNI 1 Number of firms active in nanotechnology, 2008-2021

  

2. Nanotechnology R&D

KNI 2 Nanotechnology R&D expenditures in the business sector, 2008-2021

KNI 3 Nanotechnology R&D intensity in the business sector, 2008-2021

 

3. Public-sector nanotechnology R&D

KNI 4 Intramural nanotechnology R&D expenditures in the government and higher education sectors, millions of USD PPP, 2009-2021

KNI 5 Intramural nanotechnology R&D expenditures in the government and higher education sectors as a percentage of total government and higher education sectors R&D expenditures, 2009-2021
  

4. Nanotechnology patents

KNI 6 Share of countries in nanotechnology patents, 2000-2020

KNI 7 Revealed technological advantage in nanotechnologies, 2008-2010 and 2018-2020
  

Methodology: Nanotechnology statistics methodology 2023 (xls)

Also available: Key biotechnology indicators

See also: Revised proposal for the revision of the statistical definitions of biotechnology and nanotechnology (January 2018)