Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, France or Viet Nam?

France, at 13,659 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.

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

13,591 Patents, with France ahead.

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

30 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 Viet Nam: Patents - technology diffusion

France

13,659 Patents

in 2023

Viet Nam

68 Patents

in 2023

France rank

8th

Viet Nam rank

6th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

France
Viet Nam

How they compare

France currently reports 13,659 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam, a difference of 13,591 Patents.

That makes France's figure about 200.9 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14,963 Patents	8.71 Patents	14,955 Patents	France
2000s	15,568 Patents	10.44 Patents	15,558 Patents	France
2010s	15,270 Patents	24.2 Patents	15,246 Patents	France
2020s	13,257 Patents	73.5 Patents	13,183 Patents	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, France or Viet Nam?: France, at 13,659 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between France and Viet Nam?: 13,591 Patents, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Viet Nam?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do France and Viet Nam rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: France ranks 8th and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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