Spain vs United Arab Emirates: Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications
Spain
3 Patents
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0 Patents
in 2023
Spain rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications over time
- Spain
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Spain 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.
Spain ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0.1 Patents | 0 Patents | 0.1 Patents | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.2 Patents | 0 Patents | 0.2 Patents | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.5 Patents | 0 Patents | 0.5 Patents | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.5 Patents | 0 Patents | 1.5 Patents | Spain |
| 2020s | 2 Patents | 0.25 Patents | 1.75 Patents | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications, Spain or United Arab Emirates?
- Spain, 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 Spain and United Arab Emirates?
- 3 Patents, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Arab Emirates?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Spain and United Arab Emirates rank globally for foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications?
- Spain 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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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).