Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Slovenia or Viet Nam?

Slovenia, at 162 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Slovenia and Viet Nam?

94 Patents, with Slovenia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Viet Nam?

30 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.

Slovenia vs Viet Nam: Patents - technology diffusion

Slovenia

162 Patents

in 2023

Viet Nam

68 Patents

in 2023

Slovenia rank

4th

Viet Nam rank

6th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Slovenia
Viet Nam

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 162 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam, a difference of 94 Patents.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 2.4 times Viet Nam's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Slovenia has been ahead every year.

Slovenia ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 9 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovenia	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,185 Patents	8.71 Patents	1,176 Patents	Slovenia
2000s	3,209 Patents	10.44 Patents	3,198 Patents	Slovenia
2010s	1,726 Patents	24.2 Patents	1,702 Patents	Slovenia
2020s	328.5 Patents	73.5 Patents	255 Patents	Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Slovenia or Viet Nam?: Slovenia, at 162 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Slovenia and Viet Nam?: 94 Patents, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Viet Nam?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Slovenia and Viet Nam rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Slovenia ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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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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