Luxembourg vs Spain: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Luxembourg
- Spain
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 2,752 Patents against 2,098 Patents in Spain, a difference of 654 Patents.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 17th and Spain ranks 19th of 104 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 144.9 Patents | 15,168 Patents | 15,024 Patents | Spain |
| 2000s | 79.1 Patents | 16,280 Patents | 16,201 Patents | Spain |
| 2010s | 307.7 Patents | 14,405 Patents | 14,097 Patents | Spain |
| 2020s | 1,851 Patents | 5,821 Patents | 3,970 Patents | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Luxembourg or Spain?
- Luxembourg, at 2,752 Patents against 2,098 Patents in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Luxembourg and Spain?
- 654 Patents, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Spain rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Luxembourg ranks 17th and Spain ranks 19th 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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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