China vs Netherlands: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- China
- Netherlands
How they compare
China currently reports 1.77 million Patents against 2,843 Patents in Netherlands, a difference of 1.77 million Patents.
That makes China's figure about 622.3 times Netherlands's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 104 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,009 Patents | 2,440 Patents | 25,569 Patents | China |
| 2000s | 176,321 Patents | 2,416 Patents | 173,905 Patents | China |
| 2010s | 977,251 Patents | 2,260 Patents | 974,992 Patents | China |
| 2020s | 1.69 million Patents | 3,094 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 Netherlands?
- China, at 1.77 million Patents against 2,843 Patents in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between China and Netherlands?
- 1.77 million Patents, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Netherlands rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- China ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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