Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Germany

Germany: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 31,514 Co-inventions in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
31,514 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 112 countries
All-time high
35,280 Co-inventions
in 2019
All-time low
12,262 Co-inventions
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k35.0k1990200620231990: 14.9k Co-inventions1991: 12.3k Co-inventions1992: 13.7k Co-inventions1993: 14.7k Co-inventions1994: 16.0k Co-inventions1995: 17.1k Co-inventions1996: 18.9k Co-inventions1997: 20.7k Co-inventions1998: 22.7k Co-inventions1999: 25.0k Co-inventions2000: 26.6k Co-inventions2001: 26.9k Co-inventions2002: 26.7k Co-inventions2003: 27.4k Co-inventions2004: 28.7k Co-inventions2005: 29.5k Co-inventions2006: 29.4k Co-inventions2007: 30.5k Co-inventions2008: 31.8k Co-inventions2009: 30.6k Co-inventions2010: 31.0k Co-inventions2011: 31.1k Co-inventions2012: 31.3k Co-inventions2013: 32.2k Co-inventions2014: 32.5k Co-inventions2015: 32.5k Co-inventions2016: 33.6k Co-inventions2017: 34.9k Co-inventions2018: 34.9k Co-inventions2019: 35.3k Co-inventions2020: 32.7k Co-inventions2021: 33.3k Co-inventions2022: 31.6k Co-inventions2023: 31.5k Co-inventions

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

Analysis

In 2023, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Germany stood at 31,514 Co-inventions.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Germany peaked at 35,280 Co-inventions in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12,262 Co-inventions, in 1991.

Germany ranks 3rd of 112 countries on this measure, 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 17,585 Co-inventions 12,262 Co-inventions 24,957 Co-inventions 10
2000s 28,804 Co-inventions 26,623 Co-inventions 31,843 Co-inventions 10
2010s 32,924 Co-inventions 31,013 Co-inventions 35,280 Co-inventions 10
2020s 32,292 Co-inventions 31,514 Co-inventions 33,340 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 China 78,912 Co-inventions compare
  2. 2 United States of America 70,811 Co-inventions compare
  3. 4 Japan 30,346 Co-inventions compare
  4. 5 Chinese Taipei 16,358 Co-inventions compare
  5. 6 France 12,876 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 Germany?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Germany was 31,514 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 Germany?
The highest recorded value was 35,280 Co-inventions in 2019.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 12,262 Co-inventions in 1991.
How does Germany rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Germany ranks 3rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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