Hong Kong vs Liechtenstein: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants

Hong Kong
85 Patents
in 2022
Liechtenstein
53 Patents
in 2022
Hong Kong rank
20th
Liechtenstein rank
22nd

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Liechtenstein
0100200300197820002022

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 85 Patents against 53 Patents in Liechtenstein, a difference of 32 Patents.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.6 times Liechtenstein's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Liechtenstein ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 20th and Liechtenstein ranks 22nd of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Liechtenstein in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Liechtenstein Difference Ahead
1970s 2 Patents 7.75 Patents 5.75 Patents Liechtenstein
1980s 6.3 Patents 43.63 Patents 37.33 Patents Liechtenstein
1990s 19.4 Patents 86 Patents 66.6 Patents Liechtenstein
2000s 92.27 Patents 117.08 Patents 24.81 Patents Liechtenstein
2010s 184.85 Patents 153.03 Patents 31.82 Patents Hong Kong
2020s 181.54 Patents 95.25 Patents 86.29 Patents Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Hong Kong or Liechtenstein?
Hong Kong, at 85 Patents against 53 Patents in Liechtenstein as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Hong Kong and Liechtenstein?
32 Patents, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Liechtenstein?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Hong Kong and Liechtenstein rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Hong Kong ranks 20th and Liechtenstein ranks 22nd 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.