New Zealand vs Serbia: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- New Zealand
- Serbia
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 188 Patents against 150 Patents in Serbia, a difference of 38 Patents.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Serbia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 41st and Serbia ranks 43rd of 104 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,748 Patents | 3.67 Patents | 5,744 Patents | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 5,335 Patents | 431.1 Patents | 4,904 Patents | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3,856 Patents | 1,662 Patents | 2,195 Patents | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 606 Patents | 487 Patents | 119 Patents | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, New Zealand or Serbia?
- New Zealand, at 188 Patents against 150 Patents in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between New Zealand and Serbia?
- 38 Patents, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Serbia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Serbia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- New Zealand ranks 41st and Serbia ranks 43rd 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