Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or France?

France, at 13,659 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and France?

13,471 Patents, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and France?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Croatia vs France: Patents - technology diffusion

Croatia

188 Patents

in 2023

France

13,659 Patents

in 2023

Croatia rank

5th

France rank

8th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Croatia
France

How they compare

France currently reports 13,659 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia, a difference of 13,471 Patents.

That makes France's figure about 72.7 times Croatia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 5th and France ranks 8th of 9 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	776.12 Patents	14,987 Patents	14,211 Patents	France
2000s	973.6 Patents	15,620 Patents	14,646 Patents	France
2010s	2,284 Patents	15,270 Patents	12,986 Patents	France
2020s	970 Patents	13,257 Patents	12,287 Patents	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or France?: France, at 13,659 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and France?: 13,471 Patents, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and France?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Croatia and France rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Croatia ranks 5th and France ranks 8th of 9 groups.
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