Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications by country

Co-inventions represent international collaboration in the inventive process.

Countries reporting
13
Highest
3 Patents
OECD
Lowest
0 Patents
Brazil
Median
0 Patents
Years covered
46
1978–2023
Data points
4,738

What the numbers show

Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications is currently reported for 13 countries. The highest value is 3 Patents in OECD; the lowest is 0 Patents in Brazil.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 Patents, and the mean is 0.4615 Patents.

Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in France (down 100.0%).

Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 3 Patents 2023 unchanged volatile
1 Spain 3 Patents 2023 up 200.0% volatile
3 Italy 0 Patents 2023 volatile
3 Sweden 0 Patents 2023 volatile
3 Malta 0 Patents 2023 volatile
3 Belgium 0 Patents 2023 volatile
3 Israel 0 Patents 2023 volatile
3 France 0 Patents 2023 down 100.0% volatile
3 Germany 0 Patents 2023 down 100.0% volatile
3 China (People’s Republic of) 0 Patents 2023 volatile
3 Switzerland 0 Patents 2023 volatile
3 Canada 0 Patents 2023 volatile
3 Brazil 0 Patents 2023 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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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
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Co-inventions represent international collaboration in the inventive process.