France vs Syrian Arab Republic: Patents - technology diffusion

France
13,659 Patents
in 2023
Syrian Arab Republic
2 Patents
in 2021
France rank
8th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
5th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • France
  • Syrian Arab Republic
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

France currently reports 13,659 Patents against 2 Patents in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 13,657 Patents.

That makes France's figure about 6,829.5 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 8th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 5th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 14,887 Patents 1 Patents 14,886 Patents France
2000s 15,605 Patents 2.14 Patents 15,603 Patents France
2010s 15,140 Patents 1.8 Patents 15,139 Patents France
2020s 13,096 Patents 3 Patents 13,094 Patents France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, France or Syrian Arab Republic?
France, at 13,659 Patents against 2 Patents in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between France and Syrian Arab Republic?
13,657 Patents, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Syrian Arab Republic?
17 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do France and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
France ranks 8th and Syrian Arab Republic 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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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