Announcement of the China National Intellectual Property Administration
No. 661
According to calculations, the value‑added of China’s national patent‑intensive industries in 2024 was 1,803.81 billion yuan, accounting for 13.38% of the gross domestic product (GDP), an increase of 0.34 percentage points from the previous year.
In terms of internal structure:
New equipment manufacturing was the largest sector, with a value‑added of 513.77 billion yuan, accounting for 28.5% of the total value‑added of patent‑intensive industries;
Information and communication technology services ranked second, with a value‑added of 437.09 billion yuan, accounting for 24.2%;
Information and communication technology manufacturing ranked third, with a value‑added of 358.85 billion yuan, accounting for 19.9%.
China National Intellectual Property Administration National Bureau of Statistics
December 31, 2025
2024年全国专利密集型产业增加值 |
分类名称 | 增加值（亿元） | 构成 （%） |
专利密集型产业 | 180381 | 100.0 |
信息通信技术制造业 | 35885 | 19.9 |
新装备制造业 | 51377 | 28.5 |
新材料制造业 | 16476 | 9.1 |
医药医疗产业 | 14068 | 7.8 |
环保产业 | 3995 | 2.2 |
信息通信技术服务业 | 43709 | 24.2 |
研发、设计和技术服务业 | 14872 | 8.2 |
注：若数据分项合计与总计不等，是由于数值舍入误差所致，未作机械调整。 |
Notes：
1. Explanation of Indicators
Patent-intensive industries refer to the collection of industries that meet the specified standards in terms of invention patent intensity and scale, participate in market competition relying on intellectual property rights, and conform to the orientation of innovation-driven development.
Value-added of patent-intensive industries refers to the value-added created in production activities by all resident units of China’s patent-intensive industries during a certain period.
Resident units refer to economic entities that have a center of economic interest within the economic territory of China.
Production refers to the activities of creating new outputs of goods and services under the responsibility, control and management of institutional units, using factors such as labor and capital.
2. Accounting Classification
The accounting classification of patent-intensive industries is based on the Statistical Classification of Intellectual Property (Patent)-Intensive Industries (2019) and adopts a two-tier classification system.The first-tier classification divides economic activities into 7 major categories:information and communication technology manufacturing,information and communication technology services,new equipment manufacturing,new material manufacturing,pharmaceutical and medical industry,environmental protection industry,and R&D, design and technical services.
The second-tier classification further subdivides the first-tier categories into 188 sub-categories of national economic industries.
3. Accounting Method and Data Sources
The value-added of patent-intensive industries is calculated using the income approach.The basic data required for accounting are mainly derived from the national economic census data, relevant professional statistical data of the National Bureau of Statistics, national economic accounting data, etc.
