Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Austria or Belgium?

Austria, at 1,187 Patents against 1,076 Patents in Belgium as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Austria and Belgium?

111 Patents, with Austria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Austria vs Belgium: Patents - technology diffusion

Austria

1,187 Patents

in 2023

Belgium

1,076 Patents

in 2023

Austria rank

24th

Belgium rank

27th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Austria
Belgium

How they compare

Austria currently reports 1,187 Patents against 1,076 Patents in Belgium, a difference of 111 Patents.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Austria has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 24th and Belgium ranks 27th of 104 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Belgium	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,064 Patents	1,015 Patents	15,049 Patents	Austria
2000s	21,947 Patents	614.6 Patents	21,332 Patents	Austria
2010s	1,882 Patents	904.8 Patents	977.6 Patents	Austria
2020s	1,307 Patents	1,109 Patents	198 Patents	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Austria or Belgium?: Austria, at 1,187 Patents against 1,076 Patents in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Austria and Belgium?: 111 Patents, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Austria ranks 24th and Belgium ranks 27th 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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Indicator: Patents - technology diffusion
Unit: Patents
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 118 places, 3,266 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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