China vs Taiwan: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- China
- Taiwan
How they compare
China currently reports 1.77 million Patents against 55,572 Patents in Taiwan, a difference of 1.71 million Patents.
That makes China's figure about 31.8 times Taiwan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Taiwan 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 | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,009 Patents | 12,233 Patents | 15,776 Patents | China |
| 2000s | 176,321 Patents | 46,398 Patents | 129,923 Patents | China |
| 2010s | 977,251 Patents | 53,429 Patents | 923,822 Patents | China |
| 2020s | 1.69 million Patents | 55,007 Patents | 1.63 million Patents | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, China or Taiwan?
- China, at 1.77 million Patents against 55,572 Patents in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between China and Taiwan?
- 1.71 million Patents, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Taiwan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Taiwan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- China ranks 1st and Taiwan 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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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