Brazil vs Finland: Patents - technology diffusion

Brazil
1,520 Patents
in 2023
Finland
1,397 Patents
in 2023
Brazil rank
21st
Finland rank
22nd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Brazil
  • Finland
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 1,520 Patents against 1,397 Patents in Finland, a difference of 123 Patents.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 21st and Finland ranks 22nd of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Finland Difference Ahead
1990s 12,489 Patents 5,759 Patents 6,729 Patents Brazil
2000s 23,529 Patents 2,201 Patents 21,328 Patents Brazil
2010s 30,029 Patents 1,546 Patents 28,483 Patents Brazil
2020s 15,210 Patents 1,723 Patents 13,487 Patents Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Brazil or Finland?
Brazil, at 1,520 Patents against 1,397 Patents in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Brazil and Finland?
123 Patents, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Brazil ranks 21st and Finland ranks 22nd 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

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