Germany vs Chinese Taipei: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Germany
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Germany currently reports 31,514 Co-inventions against 16,358 Co-inventions in Chinese Taipei, a difference of 15,156 Co-inventions.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.9 times Chinese Taipei's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 3rd and Chinese Taipei ranks 5th of 112 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,585 Co-inventions | 1,791 Co-inventions | 15,794 Co-inventions | Germany |
| 2000s | 28,804 Co-inventions | 11,929 Co-inventions | 16,875 Co-inventions | Germany |
| 2010s | 32,924 Co-inventions | 16,120 Co-inventions | 16,804 Co-inventions | Germany |
| 2020s | 32,292 Co-inventions | 16,894 Co-inventions | 15,398 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 Chinese Taipei?
- Germany, at 31,514 Co-inventions against 16,358 Co-inventions in Chinese Taipei as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Germany and Chinese Taipei?
- 15,156 Co-inventions, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Chinese Taipei?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Chinese Taipei rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Chinese Taipei 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