Korea vs Taïwan: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Korea
- Taïwan
How they compare
Korea currently reports 209,296 Patents against 55,572 Patents in Taïwan, a difference of 153,724 Patents.
That makes Korea's figure about 3.8 times Taïwan's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and Taïwan ranks 4th of 9 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Taïwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,787 Patents | 12,233 Patents | 50,554 Patents | Korea |
| 2000s | 148,569 Patents | 46,398 Patents | 102,171 Patents | Korea |
| 2010s | 186,682 Patents | 53,429 Patents | 133,253 Patents | Korea |
| 2020s | 214,830 Patents | 55,007 Patents | 159,822 Patents | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Korea or Taïwan?
- Korea, at 209,296 Patents against 55,572 Patents in Taïwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Korea and Taïwan?
- 153,724 Patents, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Taïwan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Taïwan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Korea ranks 1st and Taïwan ranks 4th of 9 groups.
- 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