Finland vs Spain: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2,258 Co-inventions against 1,920 Co-inventions in Finland, a difference of 338 Co-inventions.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 966.6 Co-inventions | 644.5 Co-inventions | 322.1 Co-inventions | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,873 Co-inventions | 1,792 Co-inventions | 80.2 Co-inventions | Finland |
| 2010s | 2,324 Co-inventions | 2,822 Co-inventions | 497.8 Co-inventions | Spain |
| 2020s | 2,181 Co-inventions | 2,518 Co-inventions | 337 Co-inventions | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Finland or Spain?
- Spain, at 2,258 Co-inventions against 1,920 Co-inventions in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Finland and Spain?
- 338 Co-inventions, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Finland ranks 16th and Spain ranks 14th 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