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

India, at 7,330 Patents against 6,517 Patents in Italy as of 2023.

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

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.

India vs Italy: Patents - technology diffusion

India

7,330 Patents

in 2023

Italy

6,517 Patents

in 2023

India rank

10th

Italy rank

12th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

India
Italy

How they compare

India currently reports 7,330 Patents against 6,517 Patents in Italy, a difference of 813 Patents.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

India ranks 10th and Italy ranks 12th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,723 Patents	8,310 Patents	6,587 Patents	Italy
2000s	1,156 Patents	6,339 Patents	5,183 Patents	Italy
2010s	6,278 Patents	7,948 Patents	1,671 Patents	Italy
2020s	6,019 Patents	7,918 Patents	1,900 Patents	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, India or Italy?: India, at 7,330 Patents against 6,517 Patents in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between India and Italy?: 813 Patents, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Italy?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do India and Italy rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: India ranks 10th and Italy ranks 12th 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