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

Sweden, at 1,721 Patents against 1,520 Patents in Brazil as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Brazil and Sweden?

201 Patents, with Sweden ahead.

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

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 Sweden: Patents - technology diffusion

Brazil

1,520 Patents

in 2023

Sweden

1,721 Patents

in 2023

Brazil rank

21st

Sweden rank

20th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Brazil
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1,721 Patents against 1,520 Patents in Brazil, a difference of 201 Patents.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 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 Sweden ranks 20th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,489 Patents	3,782 Patents	8,707 Patents	Brazil
2000s	23,529 Patents	3,073 Patents	20,456 Patents	Brazil
2010s	30,029 Patents	1,756 Patents	28,273 Patents	Brazil
2020s	15,210 Patents	1,705 Patents	13,505 Patents	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Brazil or Sweden?: Sweden, at 1,721 Patents against 1,520 Patents in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Brazil and Sweden?: 201 Patents, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Brazil ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 20th 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