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

Taïwan, at 55,572 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.

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

55,384 Patents, with Taïwan ahead.

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

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 Taïwan: Patents - technology diffusion

Croatia

188 Patents

in 2023

Taïwan

55,572 Patents

in 2023

Croatia rank

5th

Taïwan rank

4th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Croatia
Taïwan

How they compare

Taïwan currently reports 55,572 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia, a difference of 55,384 Patents.

That makes Taïwan's figure about 295.6 times Croatia's.

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

Croatia ranks 5th and Taïwan ranks 4th of 9 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Taïwan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	776.12 Patents	14,937 Patents	14,161 Patents	Taïwan
2000s	973.6 Patents	46,398 Patents	45,424 Patents	Taïwan
2010s	2,284 Patents	53,429 Patents	51,145 Patents	Taïwan
2020s	970 Patents	55,007 Patents	54,037 Patents	Taïwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or Taïwan?: Taïwan, at 55,572 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and Taïwan?: 55,384 Patents, with Taïwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Taïwan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Taïwan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Croatia ranks 5th and Taïwan ranks 4th 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