France vs Taiwan, China: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- France
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Taiwan, China currently reports 16,358 Co-inventions against 12,876 Co-inventions in France, a difference of 3,482 Co-inventions.
That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 6th and Taiwan, China ranks 5th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,571 Co-inventions | 1,791 Co-inventions | 2,780 Co-inventions | France |
| 2000s | 8,423 Co-inventions | 11,929 Co-inventions | 3,506 Co-inventions | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 12,541 Co-inventions | 16,120 Co-inventions | 3,579 Co-inventions | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 12,367 Co-inventions | 16,894 Co-inventions | 4,527 Co-inventions | Taiwan, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, France or Taiwan, China?
- Taiwan, China, at 16,358 Co-inventions against 12,876 Co-inventions in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between France and Taiwan, China?
- 3,482 Co-inventions, with Taiwan, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Taiwan, China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do France and Taiwan, China rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- France ranks 6th and Taiwan, China ranks 5th 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