Slovak Republic vs Taïwan: Patents - technology diffusion

Slovak Republic
212 Patents
in 2023
Taïwan
55,572 Patents
in 2023
Slovak Republic rank
4th
Taïwan rank
4th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Slovak Republic
  • Taïwan
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020062023

How they compare

Taïwan currently reports 55,572 Patents against 212 Patents in Slovak Republic, a difference of 55,360 Patents.

That makes Taïwan's figure about 262.1 times Slovak Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Slovak Republic ahead.

Slovak Republic ranks 4th and Taïwan ranks 4th of 9 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovak Republic Taïwan Difference Ahead
1990s 1,937 Patents 12,233 Patents 10,296 Patents Taïwan
2000s 729.5 Patents 46,398 Patents 45,668 Patents Taïwan
2010s 207 Patents 53,429 Patents 53,222 Patents Taïwan
2020s 186.25 Patents 55,007 Patents 54,821 Patents Taïwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Slovak Republic or Taïwan?
Taïwan, at 55,572 Patents against 212 Patents in Slovak Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Slovak Republic and Taïwan?
55,360 Patents, with Taïwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovak Republic and Taïwan?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Slovak Republic and Taïwan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Slovak Republic ranks 4th and Taïwan ranks 4th of 9 groups.
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

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