Spain vs Taiwan, China: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants

Spain
285.12 Patents
in 2022
Taiwan, China
343 Patents
in 2022
Spain rank
12th
Taiwan, China rank
11th

Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants over time

  • Spain
  • Taiwan, China
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How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 343 Patents against 285.12 Patents in Spain, a difference of 57.88 Patents.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 12th and Taiwan, China ranks 11th of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1970s 6 Patents 1 Patents 5 Patents Spain
1980s 45.43 Patents 12.6 Patents 32.83 Patents Spain
1990s 176.01 Patents 58.22 Patents 117.79 Patents Spain
2000s 419.83 Patents 270.9 Patents 148.93 Patents Spain
2010s 729.85 Patents 751.44 Patents 21.59 Patents Taiwan, China
2020s 459.15 Patents 501.75 Patents 42.6 Patents Taiwan, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants, Spain or Taiwan, China?
Taiwan, China, at 343 Patents against 285.12 Patents in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants between Spain and Taiwan, China?
57.88 Patents, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan, China?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Spain and Taiwan, China rank globally for patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants?
Spain ranks 12th and Taiwan, China ranks 11th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
104 places, 4,680 data points, 1978–2022
Last refreshed

Patent counts by technology domains developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)