Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Kazakhstan or San Marino?

Kazakhstan, at 17 Patents against 15 Patents in San Marino as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Kazakhstan and San Marino?

2 Patents, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and San Marino?

25 years are reported by both, from 1999 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.

Kazakhstan vs San Marino: Patents - technology diffusion

Kazakhstan

17 Patents

in 2023

San Marino

15 Patents

in 2023

Kazakhstan rank

56th

San Marino rank

57th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Kazakhstan
San Marino

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 17 Patents against 15 Patents in San Marino, a difference of 2 Patents.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times San Marino's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 56th and San Marino ranks 57th of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and San Marino in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	San Marino	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27 Patents	3 Patents	24 Patents	Kazakhstan
2000s	33.4 Patents	28.1 Patents	5.3 Patents	Kazakhstan
2010s	55.7 Patents	661.9 Patents	606.2 Patents	San Marino
2020s	21.75 Patents	138.75 Patents	117 Patents	San Marino

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Kazakhstan or San Marino?: Kazakhstan, at 17 Patents against 15 Patents in San Marino as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Kazakhstan and San Marino?: 2 Patents, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and San Marino?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and San Marino rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Kazakhstan ranks 56th and San Marino ranks 57th 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