Germany vs Poland: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 31,514 Co-inventions against 3,366 Co-inventions in Poland, a difference of 28,148 Co-inventions.
That makes Germany's figure about 9.4 times Poland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 3rd and Poland 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 | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,585 Co-inventions | 1,608 Co-inventions | 15,977 Co-inventions | Germany |
| 2000s | 28,804 Co-inventions | 1,425 Co-inventions | 27,379 Co-inventions | Germany |
| 2010s | 32,924 Co-inventions | 2,990 Co-inventions | 29,933 Co-inventions | Germany |
| 2020s | 32,292 Co-inventions | 3,078 Co-inventions | 29,214 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 Poland?
- Germany, at 31,514 Co-inventions against 3,366 Co-inventions in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Germany and Poland?
- 28,148 Co-inventions, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Poland 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