Croatia vs Poland: Patents - technology diffusion

Croatia
188 Patents
in 2023
Poland
3,864 Patents
in 2023
Croatia rank
3rd
Poland rank
1st

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Croatia
  • Poland
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k199020062023

How they compare

Poland currently reports 3,864 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia, a difference of 3,676 Patents.

That makes Poland's figure about 20.6 times Croatia's.

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

Croatia ranks 3rd and Poland ranks 1st of 5 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 776.12 Patents 6,554 Patents 5,778 Patents Poland
2000s 973.6 Patents 7,742 Patents 6,769 Patents Poland
2010s 2,284 Patents 9,496 Patents 7,212 Patents Poland
2020s 970 Patents 5,522 Patents 4,552 Patents Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or Poland?
Poland, at 3,864 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and Poland?
3,676 Patents, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Poland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Poland rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Croatia ranks 3rd and Poland ranks 1st 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

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