Hong Kong, China vs Norway: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 537 Co-inventions against 404 Co-inventions in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 133 Co-inventions.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong, China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th of 112 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.9 Co-inventions | 311.7 Co-inventions | 229.8 Co-inventions | Norway |
| 2000s | 369.6 Co-inventions | 560.4 Co-inventions | 190.8 Co-inventions | Norway |
| 2010s | 452.8 Co-inventions | 647 Co-inventions | 194.2 Co-inventions | Norway |
| 2020s | 432 Co-inventions | 616.25 Co-inventions | 184.25 Co-inventions | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Hong Kong, China or Norway?
- Norway, at 537 Co-inventions against 404 Co-inventions in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Hong Kong, China and Norway?
- 133 Co-inventions, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Norway?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Norway rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 30th and Norway ranks 27th 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