Mexico vs Spain: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3,505 Patents against 2,098 Patents in Spain, a difference of 1,407 Patents.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 104 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,744 Patents | 15,168 Patents | 10,425 Patents | Spain |
| 2000s | 15,290 Patents | 16,280 Patents | 989.7 Patents | Spain |
| 2010s | 18,762 Patents | 14,405 Patents | 4,357 Patents | Mexico |
| 2020s | 15,278 Patents | 5,821 Patents | 9,457 Patents | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 3,505 Patents against 2,098 Patents in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Mexico and Spain?
- 1,407 Patents, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Mexico ranks 16th 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