Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or Viet Nam?

Croatia, at 188 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.

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

120 Patents, with Croatia ahead.

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

29 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 Viet Nam: Patents - technology diffusion

Croatia

188 Patents

in 2023

Viet Nam

68 Patents

in 2023

Croatia rank

3rd

Viet Nam rank

6th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Croatia
Viet Nam

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 188 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam, a difference of 120 Patents.

That makes Croatia's figure about 2.8 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 5 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	830.83 Patents	9.33 Patents	821.5 Patents	Croatia
2000s	975.89 Patents	10.44 Patents	965.44 Patents	Croatia
2010s	2,284 Patents	24.2 Patents	2,260 Patents	Croatia
2020s	970 Patents	73.5 Patents	896.5 Patents	Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or Viet Nam?: Croatia, at 188 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and Viet Nam?: 120 Patents, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Viet Nam?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Viet Nam rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Croatia ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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