Netherlands vs Spain: Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications

Netherlands
0 Patents
in 2023
Spain
3 Patents
in 2023
Netherlands rank
1st
Spain rank
1st

Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications over time

  • Netherlands
  • Spain
01234197820002023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3 Patents against 0 Patents in Netherlands, a difference of 3 Patents.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Spain ahead.

Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 13 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Spain 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 0.1 Patents 0.1 Patents Spain
2010s 0.2 Patents 1 Patents 0.8 Patents Spain
2020s 0 Patents 2.25 Patents 2.25 Patents Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications, Netherlands or Spain?
Spain, at 3 Patents against 0 Patents in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications between Netherlands and Spain?
3 Patents, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications?
Netherlands ranks 1st and Spain ranks 1st of 13 groups.
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.