Brazil vs Colombia: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Brazil
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2,577 Patents against 1,520 Patents in Brazil, a difference of 1,057 Patents.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.7 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 18th of 104 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,489 Patents | 799.6 Patents | 11,689 Patents | Brazil |
| 2000s | 23,529 Patents | 767.4 Patents | 22,762 Patents | Brazil |
| 2010s | 30,029 Patents | 2,128 Patents | 27,900 Patents | Brazil |
| 2020s | 15,210 Patents | 2,922 Patents | 12,288 Patents | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Brazil or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 2,577 Patents against 1,520 Patents in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Brazil and Colombia?
- 1,057 Patents, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Colombia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Colombia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Colombia ranks 18th 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