Japan vs Türkiye: Patents - technology diffusion

Japan
251,752 Patents
in 2023
Türkiye
1,760 Patents
in 2023
Japan rank
3rd
Türkiye rank
1st

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Japan
  • Türkiye
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020062023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 251,752 Patents against 1,760 Patents in Türkiye, a difference of 249,992 Patents.

That makes Japan's figure about 143.0 times Türkiye's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 1st of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 371,482 Patents 1,455 Patents 370,027 Patents Japan
2000s 397,516 Patents 1,080 Patents 396,437 Patents Japan
2010s 312,548 Patents 2,953 Patents 309,594 Patents Japan
2020s 271,359 Patents 4,056 Patents 267,303 Patents Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Japan or Türkiye?
Japan, at 251,752 Patents against 1,760 Patents in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Japan and Türkiye?
249,992 Patents, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Türkiye?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Türkiye rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Japan ranks 3rd and Türkiye ranks 1st 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

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