Belgium vs Ireland: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Belgium
- Ireland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1,644 Co-inventions against 1,037 Co-inventions in Ireland, a difference of 607 Co-inventions.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times Ireland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 18th and Ireland ranks 20th of 112 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 711.6 Co-inventions | 156.8 Co-inventions | 554.8 Co-inventions | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1,214 Co-inventions | 431.4 Co-inventions | 782.8 Co-inventions | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,653 Co-inventions | 898.8 Co-inventions | 754.4 Co-inventions | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1,793 Co-inventions | 1,078 Co-inventions | 715 Co-inventions | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Belgium or Ireland?
- Belgium, at 1,644 Co-inventions against 1,037 Co-inventions in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Belgium and Ireland?
- 607 Co-inventions, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Belgium ranks 18th 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