OECD vs United Kingdom: Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications

OECD
3 Patents
in 2023
United Kingdom
0 Patents
in 2023
OECD rank
1st
United Kingdom rank
1st

Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications over time

  • OECD
  • United Kingdom
0246197820002023

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was United Kingdom ahead.

OECD ranks 1st and United Kingdom ranks 1st of 87 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1980s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1990s 0.3 Patents 0.1 Patents 0.2 Patents OECD
2000s 0.4 Patents 0.1 Patents 0.3 Patents OECD
2010s 2.7 Patents 0 Patents 2.7 Patents OECD
2020s 4 Patents 0.25 Patents 3.75 Patents OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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