United States vs Viet Nam: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- United States
- Viet Nam
How they compare
United States currently reports 370,325 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam, a difference of 370,257 Patents.
That makes United States's figure about 5,446.0 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
United States ranks 2nd and Viet Nam ranks 2nd of 104 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 164,710 Patents | 8.71 Patents | 164,702 Patents | United States |
| 2000s | 347,570 Patents | 10.44 Patents | 347,559 Patents | United States |
| 2010s | 406,901 Patents | 24.2 Patents | 406,877 Patents | United States |
| 2020s | 420,060 Patents | 73.5 Patents | 419,986 Patents | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, United States or Viet Nam?
- United States, at 370,325 Patents against 68 Patents in Viet Nam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between United States and Viet Nam?
- 370,257 Patents, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Viet Nam?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do United States and Viet Nam rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- United States ranks 2nd 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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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