Korea vs Türkiye: Patents - technology diffusion

Korea
209,296 Patents
in 2023
Türkiye
1,760 Patents
in 2023
Korea rank
1st
Türkiye rank
3rd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Korea
  • Türkiye
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020062023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 209,296 Patents against 1,760 Patents in Türkiye, a difference of 207,536 Patents.

That makes Korea's figure about 118.9 times Türkiye's.

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

Korea ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 5 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 62,787 Patents 1,455 Patents 61,332 Patents Korea
2000s 148,569 Patents 1,080 Patents 147,489 Patents Korea
2010s 186,682 Patents 2,953 Patents 183,729 Patents Korea
2020s 214,830 Patents 4,056 Patents 210,774 Patents Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Korea or Türkiye?
Korea, at 209,296 Patents against 1,760 Patents in Türkiye as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Korea and Türkiye?
207,536 Patents, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Türkiye?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Korea and Türkiye rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Korea ranks 1st and Türkiye ranks 3rd of 5 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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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
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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