OECD vs Spain: Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications
OECD
3 Patents
in 2023
Spain
3 Patents
in 2023
OECD rank
1st
Spain rank
1st
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications over time
- OECD
- Spain
How they compare
OECD currently reports 3 Patents against 3 Patents in Spain, a difference of 0 Patents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Spain ahead.
OECD ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 87 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 Patents | 0.1 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 Patents | 0.2 Patents | 0.2 Patents | OECD |
| 2000s | 1 Patents | 0.5 Patents | 0.5 Patents | OECD |
| 2010s | 1.6 Patents | 1.5 Patents | 0.1 Patents | OECD |
| 2020s | 2.5 Patents | 2 Patents | 0.5 Patents | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications, OECD or Spain?
- OECD, at 3 Patents against 3 Patents in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications between OECD and Spain?
- 0 Patents, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do OECD and Spain rank globally for foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications?
- OECD ranks 1st and Spain 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).