China vs United States: Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications
China
0 Patents
in 2023
United States
0 Patents
in 2023
China rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 0 Patents against 0 Patents in United States, a difference of 0 Patents.
Across all 46 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 87 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1990s | 0 Patents | 0.1 Patents | 0.1 Patents | United States |
| 2000s | 0 Patents | 0.2 Patents | 0.2 Patents | United States |
| 2010s | 0.1 Patents | 0.5 Patents | 0.4 Patents | United States |
| 2020s | 0 Patents | 0.25 Patents | 0.25 Patents | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications, China or United States?
- China, at 0 Patents against 0 Patents in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications between China and United States?
- 0 Patents, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications?
- China ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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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About this data
Co-inventions represent international collaboration in the inventive process.