Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Canada or France?

France, at 13,659 Patents against 6,523 Patents in Canada as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Canada and France?

7,136 Patents, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?

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.

Canada vs France: Patents - technology diffusion

Canada

6,523 Patents

in 2023

France

13,659 Patents

in 2023

Canada rank

11th

France rank

8th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Canada
France

How they compare

France currently reports 13,659 Patents against 6,523 Patents in Canada, a difference of 7,136 Patents.

That makes France's figure about 2.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 11th and France ranks 8th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	37,749 Patents	15,062 Patents	22,687 Patents	Canada
2000s	48,076 Patents	15,620 Patents	32,456 Patents	Canada
2010s	44,677 Patents	15,270 Patents	29,407 Patents	Canada
2020s	35,754 Patents	13,257 Patents	22,497 Patents	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Canada or France?: France, at 13,659 Patents against 6,523 Patents in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Canada and France?: 7,136 Patents, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and France rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Canada ranks 11th and France ranks 8th 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