Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 27 Co-inventions in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 1990–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
In 2020, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 27 Co-inventions.
The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and down 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 37 Co-inventions in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6 Co-inventions, in 1990.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 61st out of 112 countries with data for 2020, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 Co-inventions | — |
| 1992 | 8 Co-inventions | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 12 Co-inventions | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 6 Co-inventions | -50.0% |
| 1999 | 9 Co-inventions | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 37 Co-inventions | +311.1% |
| 2013 | 24 Co-inventions | -35.1% |
| 2014 | 15 Co-inventions | -37.5% |
| 2016 | 17 Co-inventions | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 15 Co-inventions | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 22 Co-inventions | +46.7% |
| 2019 | 23 Co-inventions | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 27 Co-inventions | +17.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2 Co-inventions | 6 Co-inventions | 12 Co-inventions | 5 |
| 2000s | 37 Co-inventions | 37 Co-inventions | 37 Co-inventions | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.33 Co-inventions | 15 Co-inventions | 24 Co-inventions | 6 |
| 2020s | 27 Co-inventions | 27 Co-inventions | 27 Co-inventions | 1 |
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More work & labour data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 17,790 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 82.13 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,871 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2604 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 79.21 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.3313 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 91.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 81.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 87.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 75.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 27 Co-inventions in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 37 Co-inventions in 2008.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 Co-inventions in 1990.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 61st out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's 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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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