Australia vs Canada: Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications
Australia
0 Patents
in 2023
Canada
0 Patents
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
Canada rank
3rd
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0 Patents against 0 Patents in Canada, a difference of 0 Patents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1990s | 0.1 Patents | 0 Patents | 0.1 Patents | Australia |
| 2000s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 2010s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 2020s | 0 Patents | 0.5 Patents | 0.5 Patents | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 0 Patents against 0 Patents in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications between Australia and Canada?
- 0 Patents, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Canada ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — 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).