Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Canada

Canada: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 4,944 Co-inventions in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
4,944 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
9th
of 112 countries
All-time high
6,284 Co-inventions
in 2012
All-time low
1,279 Co-inventions
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

2.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 1.3k Co-inventions1991: 1.3k Co-inventions1992: 1.4k Co-inventions1993: 1.7k Co-inventions1994: 2.0k Co-inventions1995: 2.5k Co-inventions1996: 2.3k Co-inventions1997: 3.1k Co-inventions1998: 3.3k Co-inventions1999: 3.4k Co-inventions2000: 3.8k Co-inventions2001: 4.2k Co-inventions2002: 4.2k Co-inventions2003: 4.4k Co-inventions2004: 4.9k Co-inventions2005: 5.1k Co-inventions2006: 5.3k Co-inventions2007: 5.3k Co-inventions2008: 4.9k Co-inventions2009: 4.8k Co-inventions2010: 5.6k Co-inventions2011: 5.9k Co-inventions2012: 6.3k Co-inventions2013: 5.9k Co-inventions2014: 5.1k Co-inventions2015: 5.3k Co-inventions2016: 5.3k Co-inventions2017: 5.5k Co-inventions2018: 5.2k Co-inventions2019: 5.3k Co-inventions2020: 5.1k Co-inventions2021: 5.5k Co-inventions2022: 5.4k Co-inventions2023: 4.9k Co-inventions

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for patents - international collaboration in technology development in Canada is 4,944 Co-inventions, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Canada peaked at 6,284 Co-inventions in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,279 Co-inventions, in 1991.

That places Canada 9th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,238 Co-inventions 1,279 Co-inventions 3,420 Co-inventions 10
2000s 4,686 Co-inventions 3,751 Co-inventions 5,341 Co-inventions 10
2010s 5,544 Co-inventions 5,113 Co-inventions 6,284 Co-inventions 10
2020s 5,253 Co-inventions 4,944 Co-inventions 5,519 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 6 France 12,876 Co-inventions compare
  2. 7 India 8,776 Co-inventions compare
  3. 8 United Kingdom 6,837 Co-inventions compare
  4. 10 Switzerland 3,365 Co-inventions compare
  5. 11 Israel 3,194 Co-inventions compare
  6. 12 Sweden 3,096 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Canada?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Canada was 4,944 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 6,284 Co-inventions in 2012.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 1,279 Co-inventions in 1991.
How does Canada rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Canada ranks 9th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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
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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