What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Chile and Colombia?

1,307 Patents, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?

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.

Chile vs Colombia: Patents - technology diffusion

Chile

3,884 Patents

in 2023

Colombia

2,577 Patents

in 2023

Chile rank

15th

Colombia rank

18th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Chile
Colombia

How they compare

Chile currently reports 3,884 Patents against 2,577 Patents in Colombia, a difference of 1,307 Patents.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.5 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.

Chile ranks 15th and Colombia ranks 18th of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Colombia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.9 Patents	799.6 Patents	791.7 Patents	Colombia
2000s	955.3 Patents	767.4 Patents	187.9 Patents	Chile
2010s	3,356 Patents	2,128 Patents	1,228 Patents	Chile
2020s	3,674 Patents	2,922 Patents	752.25 Patents	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Chile or Colombia?: Chile, at 3,884 Patents against 2,577 Patents in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Chile and Colombia?: 1,307 Patents, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Chile ranks 15th 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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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