China vs Latvia: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- China
- Latvia
How they compare
China currently reports 78,912 Co-inventions against 47 Co-inventions in Latvia, a difference of 78,865 Co-inventions.
That makes China's figure about 1,679.0 times Latvia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Latvia ranks 8th of 112 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,242 Co-inventions | 103.8 Co-inventions | 4,138 Co-inventions | China |
| 2000s | 27,407 Co-inventions | 68.5 Co-inventions | 27,338 Co-inventions | China |
| 2010s | 37,464 Co-inventions | 127.5 Co-inventions | 37,336 Co-inventions | China |
| 2020s | 81,564 Co-inventions | 80.75 Co-inventions | 81,484 Co-inventions | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, China or Latvia?
- China, at 78,912 Co-inventions against 47 Co-inventions in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between China and Latvia?
- 78,865 Co-inventions, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Latvia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Latvia rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- China ranks 1st and Latvia 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