OECD vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications

OECD
3 Patents
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0 Patents
in 2023
OECD rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications over time

  • OECD
  • United Arab Emirates
01234197820002023

How they compare

OECD currently reports 3 Patents against 0 Patents in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 3 Patents.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

OECD ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1980s 0.1 Patents 0 Patents 0.1 Patents OECD
1990s 0.4 Patents 0 Patents 0.4 Patents OECD
2000s 1 Patents 0 Patents 1 Patents OECD
2010s 1.6 Patents 0 Patents 1.6 Patents OECD
2020s 2.5 Patents 0.25 Patents 2.25 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 United Arab Emirates?
OECD, at 3 Patents against 0 Patents in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications between OECD and United Arab Emirates?
3 Patents, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United Arab Emirates?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do OECD and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications?
OECD ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates 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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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).