Philippines vs South Africa: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Philippines
- South Africa
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 141 Co-inventions against 113 Co-inventions in South Africa, a difference of 28 Co-inventions.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Philippines ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 47th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9 Co-inventions | 43.6 Co-inventions | 26.7 Co-inventions | South Africa |
| 2000s | 69.2 Co-inventions | 69.7 Co-inventions | 0.5 Co-inventions | South Africa |
| 2010s | 207.3 Co-inventions | 114.6 Co-inventions | 92.7 Co-inventions | Philippines |
| 2020s | 273.5 Co-inventions | 112.5 Co-inventions | 161 Co-inventions | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Philippines or South Africa?
- Philippines, at 141 Co-inventions against 113 Co-inventions in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Philippines and South Africa?
- 28 Co-inventions, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and South Africa rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Philippines ranks 44th 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