Australia vs Brazil: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Australia currently reports 746 Co-inventions against 678 Co-inventions in Brazil, a difference of 68 Co-inventions.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and Brazil ranks 24th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 213.4 Co-inventions | 283.1 Co-inventions | 69.7 Co-inventions | Brazil |
| 2000s | 820.8 Co-inventions | 529.1 Co-inventions | 291.7 Co-inventions | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,007 Co-inventions | 2,192 Co-inventions | 1,185 Co-inventions | Brazil |
| 2020s | 897.5 Co-inventions | 1,946 Co-inventions | 1,049 Co-inventions | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Australia or Brazil?
- Australia, at 746 Co-inventions against 678 Co-inventions in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Australia and Brazil?
- 68 Co-inventions, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Australia ranks 22nd and Brazil ranks 24th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on shares of co-inventions and on shares of inventors’ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventors’ country of residence. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation