Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 404 Co-inventions in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Hong Kong, China, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 404 Co-inventions for patents - international collaboration in technology development in 2023.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Hong Kong, China peaked at 580 Co-inventions in 2016 and was at its lowest, 24 Co-inventions, in 1991.
That places Hong Kong, China 30th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34 Co-inventions | — |
| 1991 | 24 Co-inventions | -29.4% |
| 1992 | 35 Co-inventions | +45.8% |
| 1993 | 42 Co-inventions | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 70 Co-inventions | +66.7% |
| 1995 | 87 Co-inventions | +24.3% |
| 1996 | 113 Co-inventions | +29.9% |
| 1997 | 120 Co-inventions | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 131 Co-inventions | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 163 Co-inventions | +24.4% |
| 2000 | 241 Co-inventions | +47.9% |
| 2001 | 329 Co-inventions | +36.5% |
| 2002 | 372 Co-inventions | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 412 Co-inventions | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 434 Co-inventions | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 376 Co-inventions | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 353 Co-inventions | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 445 Co-inventions | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 382 Co-inventions | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 352 Co-inventions | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 331 Co-inventions | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 406 Co-inventions | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 389 Co-inventions | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 446 Co-inventions | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 503 Co-inventions | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 485 Co-inventions | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 580 Co-inventions | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 502 Co-inventions | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 468 Co-inventions | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 418 Co-inventions | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 458 Co-inventions | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 445 Co-inventions | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 421 Co-inventions | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 404 Co-inventions | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.9 Co-inventions | 24 Co-inventions | 163 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2000s | 369.6 Co-inventions | 241 Co-inventions | 445 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2010s | 452.8 Co-inventions | 331 Co-inventions | 580 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 432 Co-inventions | 404 Co-inventions | 458 Co-inventions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
More work & labour data for Hong Kong, China
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 2,981 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 55.13 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,663 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 53.6 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.56 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2027)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Hong Kong, China?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Hong Kong, China was 404 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 Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 580 Co-inventions in 2016.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 Co-inventions in 1991.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 30th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong, 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 — 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