Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, France or India?

France, at 13,659 Patents against 7,330 Patents in India as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between France and India?

6,329 Patents, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?

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.

France vs India: Patents - technology diffusion

France

13,659 Patents

in 2023

India

7,330 Patents

in 2023

France rank

8th

India rank

10th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

France
India

How they compare

France currently reports 13,659 Patents against 7,330 Patents in India, a difference of 6,329 Patents.

That makes France's figure about 1.9 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 8th and India ranks 10th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15,062 Patents	1,723 Patents	13,339 Patents	France
2000s	15,620 Patents	1,156 Patents	14,463 Patents	France
2010s	15,270 Patents	6,278 Patents	8,993 Patents	France
2020s	13,257 Patents	6,019 Patents	7,238 Patents	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, France or India?: France, at 13,659 Patents against 7,330 Patents in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between France and India?: 6,329 Patents, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and India?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do France and India rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: France ranks 8th and India ranks 10th 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