Canada vs Hong Kong, China: Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications
Canada
0 Patents
in 2023
Hong Kong, China
0 Patents
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications over time
- Canada
- Hong Kong, China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0 Patents against 0 Patents in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0 Patents.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Hong Kong, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1990s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 2000s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 2010s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 2020s | 0.25 Patents | 0.5 Patents | 0.25 Patents | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — patent applications, Canada or Hong Kong, China?
- Canada, at 0 Patents against 0 Patents in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — patent applications between Canada and Hong Kong, China?
- 0 Patents, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Hong Kong, China?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Hong Kong, China rank globally for domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — patent applications?
- Canada ranks 3rd and Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cross-border ownership of patents reflects international flows of knowledge from the inventor country to the applicant countries and international flows of funds for research (multinational companies).