China vs Poland: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- China
- Poland
How they compare
China currently reports 78,912 Co-inventions against 3,366 Co-inventions in Poland, a difference of 75,546 Co-inventions.
That makes China's figure about 23.4 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
China ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 112 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,242 Co-inventions | 1,608 Co-inventions | 2,634 Co-inventions | China |
| 2000s | 27,407 Co-inventions | 1,425 Co-inventions | 25,981 Co-inventions | China |
| 2010s | 37,464 Co-inventions | 2,990 Co-inventions | 34,473 Co-inventions | China |
| 2020s | 81,564 Co-inventions | 3,078 Co-inventions | 78,486 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 Poland?
- China, at 78,912 Co-inventions against 3,366 Co-inventions in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between China and Poland?
- 75,546 Co-inventions, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Poland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and Poland rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- China ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st 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