Switzerland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 6,837 Co-inventions against 3,365 Co-inventions in Switzerland, a difference of 3,472 Co-inventions.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 2.0 times Switzerland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 112 countries.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,275 Co-inventions | 2,099 Co-inventions | 824 Co-inventions | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 2,541 Co-inventions | 4,865 Co-inventions | 2,325 Co-inventions | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2010s | 3,528 Co-inventions | 6,540 Co-inventions | 3,012 Co-inventions | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 3,493 Co-inventions | 6,706 Co-inventions | 3,213 Co-inventions | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Switzerland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 6,837 Co-inventions against 3,365 Co-inventions in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 3,472 Co-inventions, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Switzerland ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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