China vs Sweden: Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications

China
0 Patents
in 2023
Sweden
0 Patents
in 2023
China rank
3rd
Sweden rank
3rd

Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications over time

  • China
  • Sweden
00.20.40.60.81197820002023

How they compare

China currently reports 0 Patents against 0 Patents in Sweden, a difference of 0 Patents.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

China ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1980s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1990s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
2000s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
2010s 0.1 Patents 0.4 Patents 0.3 Patents Sweden
2020s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications, China or Sweden?
China, at 0 Patents against 0 Patents in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications between China and Sweden?
0 Patents, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Sweden?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do China and Sweden rank globally for patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications?
China ranks 3rd and Sweden ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patents with foreign co-inventors — 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

Co-inventions represent international collaboration in the inventive process.