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Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Ireland

Ireland: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 1,037 Co-inventions in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
1,037 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
20th
of 112 countries
All-time high
1,125 Co-inventions
in 2017
All-time low
73 Co-inventions
in 1991
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

02505007501.0k1.2k1990200620231990: 90 Co-inventions1991: 73 Co-inventions1992: 82 Co-inventions1993: 110 Co-inventions1994: 150 Co-inventions1995: 116 Co-inventions1996: 154 Co-inventions1997: 205 Co-inventions1998: 270 Co-inventions1999: 318 Co-inventions2000: 329 Co-inventions2001: 305 Co-inventions2002: 266 Co-inventions2003: 346 Co-inventions2004: 401 Co-inventions2005: 415 Co-inventions2006: 467 Co-inventions2007: 580 Co-inventions2008: 673 Co-inventions2009: 532 Co-inventions2010: 650 Co-inventions2011: 656 Co-inventions2012: 773 Co-inventions2013: 863 Co-inventions2014: 866 Co-inventions2015: 998 Co-inventions2016: 945 Co-inventions2017: 1.1k Co-inventions2018: 1.1k Co-inventions2019: 1.0k Co-inventions2020: 1.1k Co-inventions2021: 1.1k Co-inventions2022: 1.1k Co-inventions2023: 1.0k Co-inventions

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 1,037 Co-inventions for patents - international collaboration in technology development in 2023.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Ireland peaked at 1,125 Co-inventions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73 Co-inventions, in 1991.

That places Ireland 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 156.8 Co-inventions 73 Co-inventions 318 Co-inventions 10
2000s 431.4 Co-inventions 266 Co-inventions 673 Co-inventions 10
2010s 898.8 Co-inventions 650 Co-inventions 1,125 Co-inventions 10
2020s 1,078 Co-inventions 1,037 Co-inventions 1,110 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 17 Saudi Arabia 1,908 Co-inventions compare
  2. 18 Belgium 1,644 Co-inventions compare
  3. 19 Singapore 1,527 Co-inventions compare
  4. 21 Denmark 1,020 Co-inventions compare
  5. 22 Australia 746 Co-inventions compare
  6. 23 Czechia 728 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places β†’

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All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Ireland?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Ireland was 1,037 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 1,125 Co-inventions in 2017.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 73 Co-inventions in 1991.
How does Ireland rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Ireland ranks 20th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ireland 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