France vs United Kingdom: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 12,876 Co-inventions against 6,837 Co-inventions in United Kingdom, a difference of 6,039 Co-inventions.
That makes France's figure about 1.9 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 112 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,571 Co-inventions | 2,099 Co-inventions | 2,472 Co-inventions | France |
| 2000s | 8,423 Co-inventions | 4,865 Co-inventions | 3,558 Co-inventions | France |
| 2010s | 12,541 Co-inventions | 6,540 Co-inventions | 6,001 Co-inventions | France |
| 2020s | 12,367 Co-inventions | 6,706 Co-inventions | 5,661 Co-inventions | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, France or United Kingdom?
- France, at 12,876 Co-inventions against 6,837 Co-inventions in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between France and United Kingdom?
- 6,039 Co-inventions, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- France ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 8th 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