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

Croatia, at 188 Patents against 96 Patents in Moldova as of 2023.

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

92 Patents, with Croatia ahead.

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

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 Moldova: Patents - technology diffusion

Croatia

188 Patents

in 2023

Moldova

96 Patents

in 2023

Croatia rank

3rd

Moldova rank

4th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Croatia
Moldova

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 188 Patents against 96 Patents in Moldova, a difference of 92 Patents.

That makes Croatia's figure about 2.0 times Moldova's.

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

Croatia ranks 3rd and Moldova ranks 4th of 5 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Moldova	Difference	Ahead
1990s	776.12 Patents	254 Patents	522.12 Patents	Croatia
2000s	973.6 Patents	300.4 Patents	673.2 Patents	Croatia
2010s	2,284 Patents	246.6 Patents	2,038 Patents	Croatia
2020s	970 Patents	141.5 Patents	828.5 Patents	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or Moldova?: Croatia, at 188 Patents against 96 Patents in Moldova as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and Moldova?: 92 Patents, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Moldova?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Moldova rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Croatia ranks 3rd and Moldova ranks 4th of 5 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: 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