Australia vs United Kingdom: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Australia currently reports 37,316 Patents against 14,019 Patents in United Kingdom, a difference of 23,297 Patents.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.7 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 104 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,928 Patents | 17,325 Patents | 21,603 Patents | Australia |
| 2000s | 58,034 Patents | 17,599 Patents | 40,435 Patents | Australia |
| 2010s | 38,091 Patents | 15,476 Patents | 22,616 Patents | Australia |
| 2020s | 43,966 Patents | 14,876 Patents | 29,090 Patents | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Australia or United Kingdom?
- Australia, at 37,316 Patents against 14,019 Patents in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 23,297 Patents, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Australia ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation