Taiwan vs United Kingdom: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Taiwan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 16,358 Co-inventions against 6,837 Co-inventions in United Kingdom, a difference of 9,521 Co-inventions.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 2.4 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Taiwan ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,791 Co-inventions | 2,099 Co-inventions | 308.7 Co-inventions | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 11,929 Co-inventions | 4,865 Co-inventions | 7,064 Co-inventions | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 16,120 Co-inventions | 6,540 Co-inventions | 9,579 Co-inventions | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 16,894 Co-inventions | 6,706 Co-inventions | 10,188 Co-inventions | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Taiwan or United Kingdom?
- Taiwan, at 16,358 Co-inventions against 6,837 Co-inventions in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Taiwan and United Kingdom?
- 9,521 Co-inventions, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and United Kingdom?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Taiwan and United Kingdom rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Taiwan ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th 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