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

Luxembourg
40 Patents
in 2022
Portugal
41.33 Patents
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
25th
Portugal rank
24th

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Portugal
0100200300197820002022

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 41.33 Patents against 40 Patents in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.33 Patents.

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

Luxembourg ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 24th of 88 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 12.5 Patents 0 Patents 12.5 Patents Luxembourg
1980s 42.3 Patents 0.9 Patents 41.4 Patents Luxembourg
1990s 59.81 Patents 12.35 Patents 47.46 Patents Luxembourg
2000s 171.69 Patents 31.39 Patents 140.3 Patents Luxembourg
2010s 258.85 Patents 82.43 Patents 176.42 Patents Luxembourg
2020s 78.94 Patents 57.74 Patents 21.21 Patents Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Luxembourg or Portugal?
Portugal, at 41.33 Patents against 40 Patents in Luxembourg as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Luxembourg and Portugal?
1.33 Patents, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Luxembourg ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 24th 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.