Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Belgium
Belgium: Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions was 1,644 Co-inventions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Belgium, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Belgium stood at 1,644 Co-inventions.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Belgium peaked at 1,880 Co-inventions in 2021 and was at its lowest, 380 Co-inventions, in 1990.
Belgium ranks 18th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 380 Co-inventions | — |
| 1991 | 394 Co-inventions | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 429 Co-inventions | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 541 Co-inventions | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 684 Co-inventions | +26.4% |
| 1995 | 778 Co-inventions | +13.7% |
| 1996 | 790 Co-inventions | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 951 Co-inventions | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 1,060 Co-inventions | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 1,109 Co-inventions | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 1,135 Co-inventions | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1,083 Co-inventions | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 1,076 Co-inventions | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,216 Co-inventions | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 1,194 Co-inventions | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1,344 Co-inventions | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 1,302 Co-inventions | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,280 Co-inventions | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1,249 Co-inventions | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1,263 Co-inventions | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1,338 Co-inventions | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 1,505 Co-inventions | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 1,515 Co-inventions | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,502 Co-inventions | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1,650 Co-inventions | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 1,660 Co-inventions | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1,823 Co-inventions | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 1,853 Co-inventions | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,867 Co-inventions | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,819 Co-inventions | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 1,849 Co-inventions | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,880 Co-inventions | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,800 Co-inventions | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1,644 Co-inventions | -8.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,644 Co-inventions is above the median for high income countries, which is 318 Co-inventions, 5.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,644 Co-inventions is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 146.5 Co-inventions, 11.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 711.6 Co-inventions | 380 Co-inventions | 1,109 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,214 Co-inventions | 1,076 Co-inventions | 1,344 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,653 Co-inventions | 1,338 Co-inventions | 1,867 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,793 Co-inventions | 1,644 Co-inventions | 1,880 Co-inventions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More work & labour data for Belgium
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1676 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1614 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.59 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1395 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 12,349 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 139 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,498 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,563 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,061 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Belgium?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Belgium was 1,644 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,880 Co-inventions in 2021.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 380 Co-inventions in 1990.
- How does Belgium rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Belgium ranks 18th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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