Austria vs Brazil: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Austria
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1,520 Patents against 1,187 Patents in Austria, a difference of 333 Patents.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 24th and Brazil ranks 21st of 104 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,064 Patents | 12,489 Patents | 3,576 Patents | Austria |
| 2000s | 21,947 Patents | 23,529 Patents | 1,582 Patents | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1,882 Patents | 30,029 Patents | 28,146 Patents | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1,307 Patents | 15,210 Patents | 13,903 Patents | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Austria or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 1,520 Patents against 1,187 Patents in Austria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Austria and Brazil?
- 333 Patents, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Brazil?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Brazil rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Austria ranks 24th and Brazil ranks 21st 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