Colombia vs Spain: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Colombia
- Spain
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2,577 Patents against 2,098 Patents in Spain, a difference of 479 Patents.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Colombia ranks 18th and Spain ranks 19th of 104 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 799.6 Patents | 15,168 Patents | 14,369 Patents | Spain |
| 2000s | 767.4 Patents | 16,280 Patents | 15,512 Patents | Spain |
| 2010s | 2,128 Patents | 14,405 Patents | 12,277 Patents | Spain |
| 2020s | 2,922 Patents | 5,821 Patents | 2,899 Patents | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Colombia or Spain?
- Colombia, at 2,577 Patents against 2,098 Patents in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Colombia and Spain?
- 479 Patents, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Spain rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Colombia ranks 18th and Spain ranks 19th 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