Australia vs Ireland: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Australia
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1,037 Co-inventions against 746 Co-inventions in Australia, a difference of 291 Co-inventions.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 20th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 213.4 Co-inventions | 156.8 Co-inventions | 56.6 Co-inventions | Australia |
| 2000s | 820.8 Co-inventions | 431.4 Co-inventions | 389.4 Co-inventions | Australia |
| 2010s | 1,007 Co-inventions | 898.8 Co-inventions | 108 Co-inventions | Australia |
| 2020s | 897.5 Co-inventions | 1,078 Co-inventions | 180.75 Co-inventions | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Australia or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 1,037 Co-inventions against 746 Co-inventions in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Australia and Ireland?
- 291 Co-inventions, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ireland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Ireland rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Australia ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 20th 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