Netherlands vs Taiwan: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Netherlands
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 55,572 Patents against 2,843 Patents in Netherlands, a difference of 52,729 Patents.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 19.5 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 2nd and Taiwan ranks 4th of 9 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,440 Patents | 12,233 Patents | 9,793 Patents | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 2,416 Patents | 46,398 Patents | 43,982 Patents | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 2,260 Patents | 53,429 Patents | 51,170 Patents | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 3,094 Patents | 55,007 Patents | 51,913 Patents | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Netherlands or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 55,572 Patents against 2,843 Patents in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Netherlands and Taiwan?
- 52,729 Patents, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Taiwan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Taiwan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd and Taiwan ranks 4th of 9 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