Australia vs South Africa: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 20.5 Patents against 11 Patents in South Africa, a difference of 9.5 Patents.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times South Africa's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th of 88 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40 Patents | 12 Patents | 28 Patents | Australia |
| 1980s | 122.67 Patents | 25.91 Patents | 96.76 Patents | Australia |
| 1990s | 216.37 Patents | 42.74 Patents | 173.63 Patents | Australia |
| 2000s | 355.78 Patents | 59.52 Patents | 296.26 Patents | Australia |
| 2010s | 379.32 Patents | 52.99 Patents | 326.33 Patents | Australia |
| 2020s | 85.89 Patents | 20.83 Patents | 65.06 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 South Africa?
- Australia, at 20.5 Patents against 11 Patents in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Australia and South Africa?
- 9.5 Patents, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
- Australia ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th 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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About this data
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.