Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Portugal or Romania?

Romania, at 550 Patents against 468 Patents in Portugal as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Portugal and Romania?

82 Patents, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?

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.

Portugal vs Romania: Patents - technology diffusion

Portugal

468 Patents

in 2023

Romania

550 Patents

in 2023

Portugal rank

37th

Romania rank

34th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Portugal
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 550 Patents against 468 Patents in Portugal, a difference of 82 Patents.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 37th and Romania ranks 34th of 104 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,857 Patents	1,337 Patents	1,520 Patents	Portugal
2000s	2,996 Patents	553.3 Patents	2,442 Patents	Portugal
2010s	2,406 Patents	866.4 Patents	1,539 Patents	Portugal
2020s	826.75 Patents	697.5 Patents	129.25 Patents	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Portugal or Romania?: Romania, at 550 Patents against 468 Patents in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Portugal and Romania?: 82 Patents, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Portugal ranks 37th and Romania ranks 34th 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