Spain vs Chinese Taipei: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants

Spain
285.12 Patents
in 2022
Chinese Taipei
343 Patents
in 2022
Spain rank
12th
Chinese Taipei rank
11th

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Spain
  • Chinese Taipei
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How they compare

Chinese Taipei currently reports 343 Patents against 285.12 Patents in Spain, a difference of 57.88 Patents.

That makes Chinese Taipei's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 12th and Chinese Taipei ranks 11th of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Chinese Taipei in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Chinese Taipei Difference Ahead
1970s 6 Patents 1 Patents 5 Patents Spain
1980s 45.43 Patents 12.6 Patents 32.83 Patents Spain
1990s 176.01 Patents 58.22 Patents 117.79 Patents Spain
2000s 419.83 Patents 270.9 Patents 148.93 Patents Spain
2010s 729.85 Patents 751.44 Patents 21.59 Patents Chinese Taipei
2020s 459.15 Patents 501.75 Patents 42.6 Patents Chinese Taipei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Spain or Chinese Taipei?
Chinese Taipei, at 343 Patents against 285.12 Patents in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Spain and Chinese Taipei?
57.88 Patents, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Chinese Taipei?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Spain and Chinese Taipei rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Spain ranks 12th and Chinese Taipei ranks 11th 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.