France vs Germany: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 52,279 Patents against 13,659 Patents in France, a difference of 38,620 Patents.
That makes Germany's figure about 3.8 times France's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 5th of 104 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,062 Patents | 75,084 Patents | 60,023 Patents | Germany |
| 2000s | 15,620 Patents | 77,277 Patents | 61,657 Patents | Germany |
| 2010s | 15,270 Patents | 59,805 Patents | 44,534 Patents | Germany |
| 2020s | 13,257 Patents | 53,613 Patents | 40,356 Patents | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 52,279 Patents against 13,659 Patents in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between France and Germany?
- 38,620 Patents, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- France ranks 8th and Germany ranks 5th 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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About this data
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