Spain vs Sweden: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3,096 Co-inventions against 2,258 Co-inventions in Spain, a difference of 838 Co-inventions.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th of 112 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 644.5 Co-inventions | 1,192 Co-inventions | 547.6 Co-inventions | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,792 Co-inventions | 2,507 Co-inventions | 714.8 Co-inventions | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,822 Co-inventions | 4,050 Co-inventions | 1,228 Co-inventions | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,518 Co-inventions | 3,781 Co-inventions | 1,263 Co-inventions | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Spain or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3,096 Co-inventions against 2,258 Co-inventions in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Spain and Sweden?
- 838 Co-inventions, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Spain ranks 14th and Sweden ranks 12th 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