Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Estonia
Estonia: Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions was 50 Co-inventions in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Estonia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Estonia stood at 50 Co-inventions.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Estonia peaked at 438 Co-inventions in 1992 and was at its lowest, 16 Co-inventions, in 1999.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 51 Co-inventions | — |
| 1991 | 179 Co-inventions | +251.0% |
| 1992 | 438 Co-inventions | +144.7% |
| 1993 | 335 Co-inventions | -23.5% |
| 1994 | 231 Co-inventions | -31.0% |
| 1995 | 174 Co-inventions | -24.7% |
| 1996 | 67 Co-inventions | -61.5% |
| 1997 | 23 Co-inventions | -65.7% |
| 1998 | 30 Co-inventions | +30.4% |
| 1999 | 16 Co-inventions | -46.7% |
| 2000 | 24 Co-inventions | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 31 Co-inventions | +29.2% |
| 2002 | 29 Co-inventions | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 32 Co-inventions | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 24 Co-inventions | -25.0% |
| 2005 | 26 Co-inventions | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 45 Co-inventions | +73.1% |
| 2007 | 50 Co-inventions | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 68 Co-inventions | +36.0% |
| 2009 | 91 Co-inventions | +33.8% |
| 2010 | 91 Co-inventions | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91 Co-inventions | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33 Co-inventions | -63.7% |
| 2013 | 54 Co-inventions | +63.6% |
| 2014 | 79 Co-inventions | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 67 Co-inventions | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 58 Co-inventions | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 53 Co-inventions | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 39 Co-inventions | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 59 Co-inventions | +51.3% |
| 2020 | 71 Co-inventions | +20.3% |
| 2021 | 65 Co-inventions | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 40 Co-inventions | -38.5% |
| 2023 | 50 Co-inventions | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154.4 Co-inventions | 16 Co-inventions | 438 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2000s | 42 Co-inventions | 24 Co-inventions | 91 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.4 Co-inventions | 33 Co-inventions | 91 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.5 Co-inventions | 40 Co-inventions | 71 Co-inventions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 4 Japan 30,346 Co-inventions compare
- 4 Slovenia 213 Co-inventions compare
- 4 Moldova 81 Co-inventions compare
- 5 Lithuania 172 Co-inventions compare
- 5 Taiwan 16,358 Co-inventions compare
- 6 France 12,876 Co-inventions compare
- 6 Viet Nam 144 Co-inventions compare
- 7 India 8,776 Co-inventions compare
- 8 Latvia 47 Co-inventions compare
- 8 United Kingdom 6,837 Co-inventions compare
- 9 Canada 4,944 Co-inventions compare
- 10 Switzerland 3,365 Co-inventions compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 42.7 Persons (2022)
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.4% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Estonia?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Estonia was 50 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 438 Co-inventions in 1992.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 Co-inventions in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Estonia ranks 7th out of 8 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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