New Zealand vs South Africa: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 113 Co-inventions against 100 Co-inventions in New Zealand, a difference of 13 Co-inventions.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
New Zealand ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 47th of 112 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6 Co-inventions | 43.6 Co-inventions | 8 Co-inventions | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 188.5 Co-inventions | 69.7 Co-inventions | 118.8 Co-inventions | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 166.7 Co-inventions | 114.6 Co-inventions | 52.1 Co-inventions | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 141.5 Co-inventions | 112.5 Co-inventions | 29 Co-inventions | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, New Zealand or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 113 Co-inventions against 100 Co-inventions in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 13 Co-inventions, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- New Zealand ranks 50th and South Africa ranks 47th 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