Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Kenya or Tajikistan?

Kenya, at 5 Patents against 4 Patents in Tajikistan as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tajikistan?

16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2020.

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.

Kenya vs Tajikistan: Patents - technology diffusion

Kenya

5 Patents

in 2023

Tajikistan

4 Patents

in 2020

Kenya rank

70th

Tajikistan rank

72nd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Kenya
Tajikistan

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 5 Patents against 4 Patents in Tajikistan, a difference of 1 Patents.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Tajikistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Kenya ranks 70th and Tajikistan ranks 72nd of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tajikistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.67 Patents	29.67 Patents	28 Patents	Tajikistan
2000s	3.5 Patents	13.5 Patents	10 Patents	Tajikistan
2010s	6.88 Patents	4.75 Patents	2.12 Patents	Kenya
2020s	10 Patents	4 Patents	6 Patents	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Kenya or Tajikistan?: Kenya, at 5 Patents against 4 Patents in Tajikistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Kenya and Tajikistan?: 1 Patents, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tajikistan?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2020.
How do Kenya and Tajikistan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Kenya ranks 70th and Tajikistan ranks 72nd 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