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

Taïwan, at 55,572 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.

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

55,504 Patents, with Taïwan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Taïwan 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.

Taïwan vs Viet Nam: Patents - technology diffusion

Taïwan

55,572 Patents

in 2023

Viet Nam

68 Patents

in 2023

Taïwan rank

4th

Viet Nam rank

2nd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Taïwan
Viet Nam

How they compare

Taïwan currently reports 55,572 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam, a difference of 55,504 Patents.

That makes Taïwan's figure about 817.2 times Viet Nam's.

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

Taïwan ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 2nd of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Taïwan	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,110 Patents	8.71 Patents	12,101 Patents	Taïwan
2000s	48,561 Patents	10.44 Patents	48,551 Patents	Taïwan
2010s	53,429 Patents	24.2 Patents	53,405 Patents	Taïwan
2020s	55,007 Patents	73.5 Patents	54,934 Patents	Taïwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Taïwan or Viet Nam?: Taïwan, at 55,572 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Taïwan and Viet Nam?: 55,504 Patents, with Taïwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taïwan and Viet Nam?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Taïwan and Viet Nam rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Taïwan ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 2nd 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