Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Japan or Viet Nam?

Japan, at 251,752 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Japan and Viet Nam?

251,684 Patents, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?

30 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.

Japan vs Viet Nam: Patents - technology diffusion

Japan

251,752 Patents

in 2023

Viet Nam

68 Patents

in 2023

Japan rank

3rd

Viet Nam rank

2nd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Japan
Viet Nam

How they compare

Japan currently reports 251,752 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam, a difference of 251,684 Patents.

That makes Japan's figure about 3,702.2 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 2nd of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	370,629 Patents	8.71 Patents	370,620 Patents	Japan
2000s	394,316 Patents	10.44 Patents	394,305 Patents	Japan
2010s	312,548 Patents	24.2 Patents	312,524 Patents	Japan
2020s	271,359 Patents	73.5 Patents	271,286 Patents	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Japan or Viet Nam?: Japan, at 251,752 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Japan and Viet Nam?: 251,684 Patents, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Viet Nam?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and Viet Nam rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Japan ranks 3rd and Viet Nam ranks 2nd 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