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

Portugal
41.33 Patents
in 2022
Singapore
75.67 Patents
in 2022
Portugal rank
24th
Singapore rank
21st

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Portugal
  • Singapore
0100200300197820002022

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 75.67 Patents against 41.33 Patents in Portugal, a difference of 34.34 Patents.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.8 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Singapore ahead.

Portugal ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 21st of 88 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1980s 0.9 Patents 2.45 Patents 1.55 Patents Singapore
1990s 12.35 Patents 20.17 Patents 7.82 Patents Singapore
2000s 31.39 Patents 131.12 Patents 99.73 Patents Singapore
2010s 82.43 Patents 271.04 Patents 188.61 Patents Singapore
2020s 57.74 Patents 155.31 Patents 97.57 Patents Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Portugal or Singapore?
Singapore, at 75.67 Patents against 41.33 Patents in Portugal as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Portugal and Singapore?
34.34 Patents, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Singapore?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Singapore rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Portugal ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 21st 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.