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

30 Patents, with Austria ahead.

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

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 Switzerland: Patents - technology diffusion

Austria

1,187 Patents

in 2023

Switzerland

1,157 Patents

in 2023

Austria rank

24th

Switzerland rank

25th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Austria
Switzerland

How they compare

Austria currently reports 1,187 Patents against 1,157 Patents in Switzerland, a difference of 30 Patents.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,064 Patents	2,414 Patents	13,650 Patents	Austria
2000s	21,947 Patents	1,495 Patents	20,452 Patents	Austria
2010s	1,882 Patents	1,596 Patents	286.5 Patents	Austria
2020s	1,307 Patents	1,278 Patents	29 Patents	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Austria or Switzerland?: Austria, at 1,187 Patents against 1,157 Patents in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Austria and Switzerland?: 30 Patents, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Austria ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 25th 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