Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Spain

Spain: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 2,258 Co-inventions in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
2,258 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
14th
of 112 countries
All-time high
3,093 Co-inventions
in 2016
All-time low
381 Co-inventions
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Spain, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 381 Co-inventions1991: 439 Co-inventions1992: 473 Co-inventions1993: 551 Co-inventions1994: 563 Co-inventions1995: 597 Co-inventions1996: 696 Co-inventions1997: 794 Co-inventions1998: 883 Co-inventions1999: 1.1k Co-inventions2000: 1.1k Co-inventions2001: 1.4k Co-inventions2002: 1.4k Co-inventions2003: 1.5k Co-inventions2004: 1.8k Co-inventions2005: 2.0k Co-inventions2006: 2.1k Co-inventions2007: 2.1k Co-inventions2008: 2.2k Co-inventions2009: 2.3k Co-inventions2010: 2.7k Co-inventions2011: 2.8k Co-inventions2012: 2.7k Co-inventions2013: 2.8k Co-inventions2014: 2.9k Co-inventions2015: 3.0k Co-inventions2016: 3.1k Co-inventions2017: 2.7k Co-inventions2018: 2.8k Co-inventions2019: 2.7k Co-inventions2020: 2.7k Co-inventions2021: 2.8k Co-inventions2022: 2.3k Co-inventions2023: 2.3k Co-inventions

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patents - international collaboration in technology development in Spain is 2,258 Co-inventions, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Spain peaked at 3,093 Co-inventions in 2016 and was at its lowest, 381 Co-inventions, in 1990.

Spain ranks 14th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 644.5 Co-inventions 381 Co-inventions 1,068 Co-inventions 10
2000s 1,792 Co-inventions 1,126 Co-inventions 2,286 Co-inventions 10
2010s 2,822 Co-inventions 2,663 Co-inventions 3,093 Co-inventions 10
2020s 2,518 Co-inventions 2,258 Co-inventions 2,795 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 11 Israel 3,194 Co-inventions compare
  2. 12 Sweden 3,096 Co-inventions compare
  3. 13 Italy 2,976 Co-inventions compare
  4. 15 Austria 2,136 Co-inventions compare
  5. 16 Finland 1,920 Co-inventions compare
  6. 17 Saudi Arabia 1,908 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Spain?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Spain was 2,258 Co-inventions in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 3,093 Co-inventions in 2016.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 381 Co-inventions in 1990.
How does Spain rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Spain ranks 14th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - international collaboration in technology development β€” Co-inventions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patents - international collaboration in technology development β€” Co-inventions
Unit
Co-inventions
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
124 places, 2,994 data points, 1990–2023
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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