In 2023, the total added value of China's patent intensive industries reached RMB 16.8713 trillion, accounting for 13.04% of the country's GDP. From this data, it can be seen that the new equipment manufacturing industry has the largest scale, accounting for 28.9% of the added value. Coming next is the information and communication technology service industry, accounting for 23.3%. Followed by the information and communication technology manufacturing industry, accounting for 19.0%.

In 2023, the number of employees in patent intensive industries was 50.8121 million, marking an increase of 1.6456 million from 2022 and a growth of 0.16 %. The labor productivity reached RMB 337,500 per person, marking an increase of RMB 24, 500 per capita compared to that of 2022.

The total profit of patent intensive industries reached RMB 3.61 trillion, with a revenue margin of 7.43%. Among them, the pharmaceutical and medical industry had the highest operating revenue margin of 14.52%. The sales revenue of new products has exceeded RMB 18 trillion, marking an increase of 6.30 % compared to that of 2018.

From 2019 to 2023, the average annual number of invention patents granted in patent intensive industries was 396,200 (excluding Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan). The density of invention patents reached 410 per 10000 people. Among the top 30 industries in terms of scale, the engineering and technology research and experimental development industry ranks first, with a total of 111816 grants.