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Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Australia

Australia: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 746 Co-inventions in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
746 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
22nd
of 112 countries
All-time high
1,208 Co-inventions
in 2008
All-time low
117 Co-inventions
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Australia, 1990–2023

02505007501.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 126 Co-inventions1991: 117 Co-inventions1992: 160 Co-inventions1993: 161 Co-inventions1994: 178 Co-inventions1995: 250 Co-inventions1996: 240 Co-inventions1997: 258 Co-inventions1998: 307 Co-inventions1999: 337 Co-inventions2000: 500 Co-inventions2001: 513 Co-inventions2002: 538 Co-inventions2003: 635 Co-inventions2004: 959 Co-inventions2005: 1.1k Co-inventions2006: 902 Co-inventions2007: 1.0k Co-inventions2008: 1.2k Co-inventions2009: 876 Co-inventions2010: 966 Co-inventions2011: 943 Co-inventions2012: 936 Co-inventions2013: 1.1k Co-inventions2014: 969 Co-inventions2015: 985 Co-inventions2016: 1.0k Co-inventions2017: 976 Co-inventions2018: 1.1k Co-inventions2019: 1.1k Co-inventions2020: 974 Co-inventions2021: 1.1k Co-inventions2022: 765 Co-inventions2023: 746 Co-inventions

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.

Analysis

Australia recorded 746 Co-inventions for patents - international collaboration in technology development in 2023.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Australia peaked at 1,208 Co-inventions in 2008 and was at its lowest, 117 Co-inventions, in 1991.

That places Australia 22nd out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 213.4 Co-inventions 117 Co-inventions 337 Co-inventions 10
2000s 820.8 Co-inventions 500 Co-inventions 1,208 Co-inventions 10
2010s 1,007 Co-inventions 936 Co-inventions 1,142 Co-inventions 10
2020s 897.5 Co-inventions 746 Co-inventions 1,105 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 19 Singapore 1,527 Co-inventions compare
  2. 20 Ireland 1,037 Co-inventions compare
  3. 21 Denmark 1,020 Co-inventions compare
  4. 23 Czechia 728 Co-inventions compare
  5. 24 Brazil 678 Co-inventions compare
  6. 25 Romania 656 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places β†’

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All data for Australia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Australia?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Australia was 746 Co-inventions in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1,208 Co-inventions in 2008.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 117 Co-inventions in 1991.
How does Australia rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Australia ranks 22nd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - international collaboration in technology development β€” Co-inventions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patents - international collaboration in technology development β€” Co-inventions
Unit
Co-inventions
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
124 places, 2,994 data points, 1990–2023
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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