Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 189 Co-inventions in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
189 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 43.9%
World rank
41st
of 112 countries
All-time high
337 Co-inventions
in 2022
All-time low
9 Co-inventions
in 1994
Years of data
25
1994–2023

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1994–2023

01002003001994200820231994: 9 Co-inventions1995: 10 Co-inventions1996: 14 Co-inventions1997: 44 Co-inventions1999: 30 Co-inventions2004: 70 Co-inventions2005: 69 Co-inventions2006: 52 Co-inventions2007: 67 Co-inventions2008: 57 Co-inventions2009: 124 Co-inventions2010: 128 Co-inventions2011: 106 Co-inventions2012: 117 Co-inventions2013: 118 Co-inventions2014: 87 Co-inventions2015: 124 Co-inventions2016: 150 Co-inventions2017: 150 Co-inventions2018: 187 Co-inventions2019: 201 Co-inventions2020: 296 Co-inventions2021: 278 Co-inventions2022: 337 Co-inventions2023: 189 Co-inventions

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

Analysis

Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 189 Co-inventions for patents - international collaboration in technology development in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.9% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 337 Co-inventions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9 Co-inventions, in 1994.

That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 41st 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.4 Co-inventions 9 Co-inventions 44 Co-inventions 5
2000s 73.17 Co-inventions 52 Co-inventions 124 Co-inventions 6
2010s 136.8 Co-inventions 87 Co-inventions 201 Co-inventions 10
2020s 275 Co-inventions 189 Co-inventions 337 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 38 United Arab Emirates 214 Co-inventions compare
  2. 39 Chile 200 Co-inventions compare
  3. 40 Colombia 195 Co-inventions compare
  4. 42 Luxembourg 153 Co-inventions compare
  5. 43 Argentina 148 Co-inventions compare
  6. 44 Philippines 141 Co-inventions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 189 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 337 Co-inventions in 2022.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 9 Co-inventions in 1994.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 41st out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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Indicator
Patents - international collaboration in technology development — 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