Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Luxembourg or Sweden?

Luxembourg, at 2,752 Patents against 1,721 Patents in Sweden as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Luxembourg and Sweden?

1,031 Patents, with Luxembourg ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Luxembourg vs Sweden: Patents - technology diffusion

Luxembourg

2,752 Patents

in 2023

Sweden

1,721 Patents

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

17th

Sweden rank

20th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Luxembourg
Sweden

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 2,752 Patents against 1,721 Patents in Sweden, a difference of 1,031 Patents.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	144.9 Patents	3,782 Patents	3,637 Patents	Sweden
2000s	79.1 Patents	3,073 Patents	2,994 Patents	Sweden
2010s	307.7 Patents	1,756 Patents	1,448 Patents	Sweden
2020s	1,851 Patents	1,705 Patents	146 Patents	Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Luxembourg or Sweden?: Luxembourg, at 2,752 Patents against 1,721 Patents in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Luxembourg and Sweden?: 1,031 Patents, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Sweden?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Sweden rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Luxembourg ranks 17th and Sweden ranks 20th 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