Germany vs Taïwan: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Germany
- Taïwan
How they compare
Taïwan currently reports 55,572 Patents against 52,279 Patents in Germany, a difference of 3,293 Patents.
That makes Taïwan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Taïwan ranks 4th of 104 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Taïwan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Taïwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75,084 Patents | 12,233 Patents | 62,851 Patents | Germany |
| 2000s | 77,277 Patents | 46,398 Patents | 30,879 Patents | Germany |
| 2010s | 59,805 Patents | 53,429 Patents | 6,375 Patents | Germany |
| 2020s | 53,613 Patents | 55,007 Patents | 1,394 Patents | Taïwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Germany or Taïwan?
- Taïwan, at 55,572 Patents against 52,279 Patents in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Germany and Taïwan?
- 3,293 Patents, with Taïwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Taïwan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Taïwan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Germany ranks 5th and Taïwan ranks 4th 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