Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Brazil or Spain?

Spain, at 2,098 Patents against 1,520 Patents in Brazil as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?

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.

Brazil vs Spain: Patents - technology diffusion

Brazil

1,520 Patents

in 2023

Spain

2,098 Patents

in 2023

Brazil rank

21st

Spain rank

19th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Brazil
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2,098 Patents against 1,520 Patents in Brazil, a difference of 578 Patents.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

Brazil ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,489 Patents	15,168 Patents	2,680 Patents	Spain
2000s	23,529 Patents	16,280 Patents	7,249 Patents	Brazil
2010s	30,029 Patents	14,405 Patents	15,624 Patents	Brazil
2020s	15,210 Patents	5,821 Patents	9,389 Patents	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Brazil or Spain?: Spain, at 2,098 Patents against 1,520 Patents in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Brazil and Spain?: 578 Patents, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Brazil ranks 21st and Spain ranks 19th 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