Canada vs OECD: Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications
Canada
0 Patents
in 2023
OECD
3 Patents
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications over time
- Canada
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 3 Patents against 0 Patents in Canada, a difference of 3 Patents.
Across all 46 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 87 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0 Patents | 0.1 Patents | 0.1 Patents | OECD |
| 1990s | 0 Patents | 0.4 Patents | 0.4 Patents | OECD |
| 2000s | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 1 Patents | OECD |
| 2010s | 0 Patents | 1.6 Patents | 1.6 Patents | OECD |
| 2020s | 0.5 Patents | 2.5 Patents | 2 Patents | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications, Canada or OECD?
- OECD, at 3 Patents against 0 Patents in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications between Canada and OECD?
- 3 Patents, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and OECD?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Canada and OECD rank globally for foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications?
- Canada ranks 3rd and OECD 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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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).