Australia vs Luxembourg: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants

Australia
20.5 Patents
in 2022
Luxembourg
40 Patents
in 2022
Australia rank
27th
Luxembourg rank
25th

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Australia
  • Luxembourg
0100200300400197820002022

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 40 Patents against 20.5 Patents in Australia, a difference of 19.5 Patents.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 2.0 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 27th and Luxembourg ranks 25th of 88 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 40 Patents 12.5 Patents 27.5 Patents Australia
1980s 122.67 Patents 42.3 Patents 80.37 Patents Australia
1990s 216.37 Patents 59.81 Patents 156.56 Patents Australia
2000s 355.78 Patents 171.69 Patents 184.09 Patents Australia
2010s 379.32 Patents 258.85 Patents 120.47 Patents Australia
2020s 85.89 Patents 78.94 Patents 6.94 Patents Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Australia or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 40 Patents against 20.5 Patents in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Australia and Luxembourg?
19.5 Patents, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Luxembourg?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Australia and Luxembourg rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Australia ranks 27th and Luxembourg ranks 25th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patents in OECD selected technologies — 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 (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.