Romania vs Singapore: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Romania
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 648 Patents against 550 Patents in Romania, a difference of 98 Patents.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Romania ranks 34th and Singapore ranks 33rd of 104 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,337 Patents | 2,869 Patents | 1,532 Patents | Singapore |
| 2000s | 553.3 Patents | 2,921 Patents | 2,368 Patents | Singapore |
| 2010s | 866.4 Patents | 10,359 Patents | 9,492 Patents | Singapore |
| 2020s | 697.5 Patents | 2,585 Patents | 1,888 Patents | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Romania or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 648 Patents against 550 Patents in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Romania and Singapore?
- 98 Patents, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Romania and Singapore rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Romania ranks 34th and Singapore ranks 33rd 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