Moldova vs United States: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Moldova
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 370,325 Patents against 96 Patents in Moldova, a difference of 370,229 Patents.
That makes United States's figure about 3,857.6 times Moldova's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Moldova ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 5 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 204.2 Patents | 166,536 Patents | 166,332 Patents | United States |
| 2000s | 300.4 Patents | 338,783 Patents | 338,482 Patents | United States |
| 2010s | 246.6 Patents | 406,901 Patents | 406,655 Patents | United States |
| 2020s | 141.5 Patents | 420,060 Patents | 419,918 Patents | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Moldova or United States?
- United States, at 370,325 Patents against 96 Patents in Moldova as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Moldova and United States?
- 370,229 Patents, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and United States?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Moldova and United States rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Moldova ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 5 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