Patents - international collaboration in technology development in China

China: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 78,912 Co-inventions in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
78,912 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
1st
of 112 countries
All-time high
86,219 Co-inventions
in 2022
All-time low
2,411 Co-inventions
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 2.4k Co-inventions1991: 2.9k Co-inventions1992: 3.6k Co-inventions1993: 4.1k Co-inventions1994: 3.9k Co-inventions1995: 3.7k Co-inventions1996: 4.2k Co-inventions1997: 4.7k Co-inventions1998: 5.7k Co-inventions1999: 7.2k Co-inventions2000: 12.9k Co-inventions2001: 13.5k Co-inventions2002: 17.3k Co-inventions2003: 20.1k Co-inventions2004: 19.4k Co-inventions2005: 26.0k Co-inventions2006: 39.4k Co-inventions2007: 52.4k Co-inventions2008: 46.1k Co-inventions2009: 26.9k Co-inventions2010: 19.4k Co-inventions2011: 22.4k Co-inventions2012: 24.6k Co-inventions2013: 27.8k Co-inventions2014: 30.5k Co-inventions2015: 34.7k Co-inventions2016: 41.6k Co-inventions2017: 50.0k Co-inventions2018: 56.6k Co-inventions2019: 67.0k Co-inventions2020: 78.5k Co-inventions2021: 82.7k Co-inventions2022: 86.2k Co-inventions2023: 78.9k Co-inventions

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

Analysis

In 2023, patents - international collaboration in technology development in China stood at 78,912 Co-inventions.

That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and up 184.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in China peaked at 86,219 Co-inventions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,411 Co-inventions, in 1990.

China ranks 1st of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,242 Co-inventions 2,411 Co-inventions 7,166 Co-inventions 10
2000s 27,407 Co-inventions 12,895 Co-inventions 52,373 Co-inventions 10
2010s 37,464 Co-inventions 19,400 Co-inventions 66,969 Co-inventions 10
2020s 81,564 Co-inventions 78,453 Co-inventions 86,219 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 2 United States 70,811 Co-inventions compare
  2. 3 Germany 31,514 Co-inventions compare
  3. 4 Japan 30,346 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places β†’

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All data for China β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in China?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in China was 78,912 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 86,219 Co-inventions in 2022.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 2,411 Co-inventions in 1990.
How does China rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
China ranks 1st out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 184.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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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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