What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between China and Estonia?

1.77 million Patents, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Estonia?

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

China vs Estonia: Patents - technology diffusion

China

1.77 million Patents

in 2023

Estonia

32 Patents

in 2023

China rank

1st

Estonia rank

4th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

China
Estonia

How they compare

China currently reports 1.77 million Patents against 32 Patents in Estonia, a difference of 1.77 million Patents.

Across all 30 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 4th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	37,529 Patents	665.67 Patents	36,863 Patents	China
2000s	176,321 Patents	261.1 Patents	176,060 Patents	China
2010s	977,251 Patents	43.1 Patents	977,208 Patents	China
2020s	1.69 million Patents	23 Patents	1.69 million Patents	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, China or Estonia?: China, at 1.77 million Patents against 32 Patents in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between China and Estonia?: 1.77 million Patents, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Estonia?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do China and Estonia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: China ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 4th 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