India vs United Kingdom: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- India
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 14,019 Patents against 7,330 Patents in India, a difference of 6,689 Patents.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.9 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.
India ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 104 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,723 Patents | 17,325 Patents | 15,602 Patents | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1,156 Patents | 17,599 Patents | 16,442 Patents | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 6,278 Patents | 15,476 Patents | 9,198 Patents | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 6,019 Patents | 14,876 Patents | 8,857 Patents | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, India or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 14,019 Patents against 7,330 Patents in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between India and United Kingdom?
- 6,689 Patents, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United Kingdom?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and United Kingdom rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- India ranks 10th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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