OECD vs United States: Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications
OECD
3 Patents
in 2023
United States
0 Patents
in 2023
OECD rank
1st
United States rank
1st
Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications over time
- OECD
- United States
How they compare
OECD currently reports 3 Patents against 0 Patents in United States, a difference of 3 Patents.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was United States ahead.
OECD ranks 1st and United States 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 States | 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 | 0.2 Patents | 0.2 Patents | OECD |
| 2010s | 2.7 Patents | 0.5 Patents | 2.2 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 States?
- OECD, at 3 Patents against 0 Patents in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications between OECD and United States?
- 3 Patents, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and United States?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do OECD and United States rank globally for patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications?
- OECD ranks 1st 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.