Australia vs European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020): Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications

Australia
0 Patents
in 2023
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
3 Patents
in 2023
Australia rank
3rd
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) rank
1st

Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications over time

  • Australia
  • European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
01234197820002023

How they compare

European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) currently reports 3 Patents against 0 Patents in Australia, a difference of 3 Patents.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ahead.

Australia ranks 3rd and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 1st of 87 countries.

European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1980s 0 Patents 0.1 Patents 0.1 Patents European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
1990s 0.1 Patents 0.3 Patents 0.2 Patents European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
2000s 0 Patents 1 Patents 1 Patents European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
2010s 0 Patents 1.6 Patents 1.6 Patents European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)
2020s 0 Patents 2.75 Patents 2.75 Patents European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications, Australia or European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020), at 3 Patents against 0 Patents in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications between Australia and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
3 Patents, with European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Australia and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) rank globally for foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications?
Australia ranks 3rd and European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
103 places, 4,738 data points, 1978–2023
Last refreshed

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).