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