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

251,564 Patents, with Japan ahead.

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

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 Japan: Patents - technology diffusion

Croatia

188 Patents

in 2023

Japan

251,752 Patents

in 2023

Croatia rank

5th

Japan rank

3rd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Croatia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 251,752 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia, a difference of 251,564 Patents.

That makes Japan's figure about 1,339.1 times Croatia's.

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

Croatia ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 9 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	776.12 Patents	373,090 Patents	372,314 Patents	Japan
2000s	973.6 Patents	397,516 Patents	396,543 Patents	Japan
2010s	2,284 Patents	312,548 Patents	310,264 Patents	Japan
2020s	970 Patents	271,359 Patents	270,389 Patents	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or Japan?: Japan, at 251,752 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and Japan?: 251,564 Patents, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Croatia ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd 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