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

Belgium, at 1,076 Patents against 881 Patents in Greece as of 2023.

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

195 Patents, with Belgium ahead.

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

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.

Belgium vs Greece: Patents - technology diffusion

Belgium

1,076 Patents

in 2023

Greece

881 Patents

in 2023

Belgium rank

27th

Greece rank

29th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Belgium
Greece

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1,076 Patents against 881 Patents in Greece, a difference of 195 Patents.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

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

Belgium ranks 27th and Greece ranks 29th of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Greece	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,015 Patents	1,593 Patents	578.2 Patents	Greece
2000s	614.6 Patents	906.3 Patents	291.7 Patents	Greece
2010s	904.8 Patents	463.5 Patents	441.3 Patents	Belgium
2020s	1,109 Patents	803.5 Patents	305.75 Patents	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Belgium or Greece?: Belgium, at 1,076 Patents against 881 Patents in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Belgium and Greece?: 195 Patents, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Greece?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Greece rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Belgium ranks 27th and Greece ranks 29th 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