Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Egypt or San Marino?

Egypt, at 15 Patents against 15 Patents in San Marino as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and San Marino?

25 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Egypt vs San Marino: Patents - technology diffusion

Egypt

15 Patents

in 2023

San Marino

15 Patents

in 2023

Egypt rank

57th

San Marino rank

57th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Egypt
San Marino

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 15 Patents against 15 Patents in San Marino, a difference of 0 Patents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 57th and San Marino ranks 57th of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and San Marino in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	San Marino	Difference	Ahead
1990s	474 Patents	3 Patents	471 Patents	Egypt
2000s	428.3 Patents	28.1 Patents	400.2 Patents	Egypt
2010s	128.3 Patents	661.9 Patents	533.6 Patents	San Marino
2020s	18 Patents	138.75 Patents	120.75 Patents	San Marino

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Egypt or San Marino?: Egypt, at 15 Patents against 15 Patents in San Marino as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Egypt and San Marino?: 0 Patents, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and San Marino?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Egypt and San Marino rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Egypt ranks 57th and San Marino ranks 57th 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