Luxembourg vs Mexico: Patents - technology diffusion

Luxembourg
2,752 Patents
in 2023
Mexico
3,505 Patents
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
17th
Mexico rank
16th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Mexico
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020062023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 3,505 Patents against 2,752 Patents in Luxembourg, a difference of 753 Patents.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.

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

Luxembourg ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 16th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 144.9 Patents 4,744 Patents 4,599 Patents Mexico
2000s 79.1 Patents 15,290 Patents 15,211 Patents Mexico
2010s 307.7 Patents 18,762 Patents 18,455 Patents Mexico
2020s 1,851 Patents 15,278 Patents 13,427 Patents Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Luxembourg or Mexico?
Mexico, at 3,505 Patents against 2,752 Patents in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Luxembourg and Mexico?
753 Patents, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Mexico?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Mexico rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Luxembourg ranks 17th and Mexico ranks 16th 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

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