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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- United States 0 Patents
- United Kingdom 0 Patents
- Netherlands 0 Patents
About this data
Co-inventions represent international collaboration in the inventive process.