Hungary vs Romania: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Hungary
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 550 Patents against 474 Patents in Hungary, a difference of 76 Patents.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th of 104 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,510 Patents | 1,337 Patents | 3,173 Patents | Hungary |
| 2000s | 2,361 Patents | 553.3 Patents | 1,808 Patents | Hungary |
| 2010s | 4,316 Patents | 866.4 Patents | 3,449 Patents | Hungary |
| 2020s | 1,572 Patents | 697.5 Patents | 875 Patents | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Hungary or Romania?
- Romania, at 550 Patents against 474 Patents in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Hungary and Romania?
- 76 Patents, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Hungary ranks 36th and Romania ranks 34th 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