Dominican Republic vs New Zealand: Patents - technology diffusion

Dominican Republic
365 Patents
in 2023
New Zealand
188 Patents
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
40th
New Zealand rank
41st

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • New Zealand
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020062023

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 365 Patents against 188 Patents in New Zealand, a difference of 177 Patents.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.9 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 3 Patents 3,987 Patents 3,984 Patents New Zealand
2000s 103 Patents 5,335 Patents 5,232 Patents New Zealand
2010s 343.8 Patents 3,856 Patents 3,512 Patents New Zealand
2020s 306 Patents 606 Patents 300 Patents New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Dominican Republic or New Zealand?
Dominican Republic, at 365 Patents against 188 Patents in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Dominican Republic and New Zealand?
177 Patents, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and New Zealand?
29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and New Zealand rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Dominican Republic ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 104 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