Taiwan vs Viet Nam: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Taiwan
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 55,572 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam, a difference of 55,504 Patents.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 817.2 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Taiwan has been ahead every year.
Taiwan ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 104 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,110 Patents | 8.71 Patents | 12,101 Patents | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 48,561 Patents | 10.44 Patents | 48,551 Patents | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 53,429 Patents | 24.2 Patents | 53,405 Patents | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 55,007 Patents | 73.5 Patents | 54,934 Patents | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Taiwan or Viet Nam?
- Taiwan, at 55,572 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Taiwan and Viet Nam?
- 55,504 Patents, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Viet Nam?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Taiwan and Viet Nam rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Taiwan ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 6th 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