Colombia vs Luxembourg: Patents - technology diffusion

Colombia
2,577 Patents
in 2023
Luxembourg
2,752 Patents
in 2023
Colombia rank
18th
Luxembourg rank
17th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Colombia
  • Luxembourg
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How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 2,752 Patents against 2,577 Patents in Colombia, a difference of 175 Patents.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Colombia ranks 18th and Luxembourg ranks 17th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1990s 799.6 Patents 144.9 Patents 654.7 Patents Colombia
2000s 767.4 Patents 79.1 Patents 688.3 Patents Colombia
2010s 2,128 Patents 307.7 Patents 1,820 Patents Colombia
2020s 2,922 Patents 1,851 Patents 1,071 Patents Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Colombia or Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, at 2,752 Patents against 2,577 Patents in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Colombia and Luxembourg?
175 Patents, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Luxembourg?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Colombia and Luxembourg rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Colombia ranks 18th and Luxembourg ranks 17th 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

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