Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Spain or Sweden?

Spain, at 2,098 Patents against 1,721 Patents in Sweden as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?

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.

Spain vs Sweden: Patents - technology diffusion

Spain

2,098 Patents

in 2023

Sweden

1,721 Patents

in 2023

Spain rank

19th

Sweden rank

20th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Spain
Sweden

How they compare

Spain currently reports 2,098 Patents against 1,721 Patents in Sweden, a difference of 377 Patents.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 20th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15,168 Patents	3,782 Patents	11,386 Patents	Spain
2000s	16,280 Patents	3,073 Patents	13,207 Patents	Spain
2010s	14,405 Patents	1,756 Patents	12,649 Patents	Spain
2020s	5,821 Patents	1,705 Patents	4,116 Patents	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Spain or Sweden?: Spain, at 2,098 Patents against 1,721 Patents in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Spain and Sweden?: 377 Patents, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Spain ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 20th 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