Germany vs Netherlands: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Germany
- Netherlands
How they compare
Germany currently reports 31,514 Co-inventions against 3,087 Co-inventions in Netherlands, a difference of 28,427 Co-inventions.
That makes Germany's figure about 10.2 times Netherlands's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,585 Co-inventions | 1,094 Co-inventions | 16,491 Co-inventions | Germany |
| 2000s | 28,804 Co-inventions | 2,406 Co-inventions | 26,398 Co-inventions | Germany |
| 2010s | 32,924 Co-inventions | 2,510 Co-inventions | 30,414 Co-inventions | Germany |
| 2020s | 32,292 Co-inventions | 3,138 Co-inventions | 29,154 Co-inventions | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Germany or Netherlands?
- Germany, at 31,514 Co-inventions against 3,087 Co-inventions in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Germany and Netherlands?
- 28,427 Co-inventions, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 2nd 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