Belgium vs Switzerland: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,157 Patents against 1,076 Patents in Belgium, a difference of 81 Patents.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 27th and Switzerland ranks 25th of 104 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,015 Patents | 2,414 Patents | 1,399 Patents | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 614.6 Patents | 1,495 Patents | 880.4 Patents | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 904.8 Patents | 1,596 Patents | 691.1 Patents | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,109 Patents | 1,278 Patents | 169 Patents | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Belgium or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1,157 Patents against 1,076 Patents in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Belgium and Switzerland?
- 81 Patents, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Belgium ranks 27th 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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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