Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Ecuador or Romania?

Romania, at 550 Patents against 534 Patents in Ecuador as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Ecuador and Romania?

16 Patents, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Ecuador vs Romania: Patents - technology diffusion

Ecuador

534 Patents

in 2023

Romania

550 Patents

in 2023

Ecuador rank

35th

Romania rank

34th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Ecuador
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 550 Patents against 534 Patents in Ecuador, a difference of 16 Patents.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Romania ahead.

Ecuador ranks 35th and Romania ranks 34th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	227.1 Patents	1,337 Patents	1,110 Patents	Romania
2000s	544.5 Patents	553.3 Patents	8.8 Patents	Romania
2010s	598 Patents	866.4 Patents	268.4 Patents	Romania
2020s	591.75 Patents	697.5 Patents	105.75 Patents	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Ecuador or Romania?: Romania, at 550 Patents against 534 Patents in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Ecuador and Romania?: 16 Patents, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Romania?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Romania rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Ecuador ranks 35th and Romania ranks 34th 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: 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