Intellectual property assets

Ireland's intellectual property assets dwarf every other nation by more than sixfold.

OECDUpdated Dec '25

Summary

Top 5 IP Asset Holders

1Ireland
USD 100K
2Denmark
USD 15.5K
3United States
USD 14.9K
4Sweden
USD 13.5K
5Netherlands
USD 12.5K
Dataset Median
USD 7,011

Bottom 5 IP Asset Holders

30Latvia
USD 1,824
31Poland
USD 1,785
32Greece
USD 1,735
33Bulgaria
USD 1,430
34Mexico
USD 1,147

Trend

8.7x

Top 10 hold 8.7x edge over bottom performers

Trend

12x

Major economies France, UK, and Germany all underperform smaller nations by 12x

Leader

6.7x

Ireland outperforms the United States in IP assets by nearly 7x margin

Data

34 results

1IrelandUSD 100,328
2DenmarkUSD 15,498
3United StatesUSD 14,915
4SwedenUSD 13,502
5NetherlandsUSD 12,456
6NorwayUSD 12,253
7South KoreaUSD 12,239
8JapanUSD 12,213
9AustriaUSD 12,051
10BelgiumUSD 10,433

Map

Intellectual property assets

1,147
100,328

Insights

Generated automatically using AI

Trend

8.7x

Top 10 nations maintain consistent 8.7x advantage over bottom 10 countries

Trend

12x

Major economies France, UK, and Germany all underperform smaller nations by 12x

Leader

6.7x

Ireland outperforms the United States in IP assets by nearly 7x margin

Outlier

88x

Ireland's IP assets are 88x larger than Mexico's at the bottom

Cluster

5 of 8

Nordic and Northern European countries dominate 5 of top 8 positions

Methodology

This dataset is sourced from the OECD through its official SDMX data service.
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OECD compiles these indicators from a mix of sources including national statistical offices, international household surveys (such as Gallup World Poll, EU-SILC, ISSP), and harmonised administrative datasets.
Each indicator follows the definitions and structure specified in the OECD’s Data Structure Definition (DSD) for this dataflow.

Because indicators originate from different countries and surveys, collection years, sampling methods, and questionnaire wording may vary. OECD applies harmonisation rules to improve comparability, but differences in national methodology may still affect cross-country comparisons.

Full definitions, data collection notes, and quality documentation are available through the OECD metadata portal linked in the Sources section.

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