Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea

Korea: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 41,123 Co-inventions in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
41,123 Co-inventions
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
1st
of 8 groups
All-time high
74,554 Co-inventions
in 2014
All-time low
2,095 Co-inventions
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 2.1k Co-inventions1991: 2.8k Co-inventions1992: 3.4k Co-inventions1993: 4.4k Co-inventions1994: 5.5k Co-inventions1995: 6.7k Co-inventions1996: 8.1k Co-inventions1997: 8.6k Co-inventions1998: 13.9k Co-inventions1999: 18.4k Co-inventions2000: 22.4k Co-inventions2001: 25.5k Co-inventions2002: 15.1k Co-inventions2003: 18.9k Co-inventions2004: 35.9k Co-inventions2005: 40.9k Co-inventions2006: 48.3k Co-inventions2007: 52.4k Co-inventions2008: 54.2k Co-inventions2009: 55.9k Co-inventions2010: 62.8k Co-inventions2011: 59.7k Co-inventions2012: 68.6k Co-inventions2013: 65.7k Co-inventions2014: 74.6k Co-inventions2015: 73.9k Co-inventions2016: 73.4k Co-inventions2017: 56.9k Co-inventions2018: 33.6k Co-inventions2019: 34.4k Co-inventions2020: 35.7k Co-inventions2021: 39.0k Co-inventions2022: 40.4k Co-inventions2023: 41.1k Co-inventions

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

Analysis

Korea recorded 41,123 Co-inventions for patents - international collaboration in technology development in 2023.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea peaked at 74,554 Co-inventions in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2,095 Co-inventions, in 1990.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,409 Co-inventions 2,095 Co-inventions 18,436 Co-inventions 10
2000s 36,932 Co-inventions 15,066 Co-inventions 55,878 Co-inventions 10
2010s 60,342 Co-inventions 33,560 Co-inventions 74,554 Co-inventions 10
2020s 39,050 Co-inventions 35,685 Co-inventions 41,123 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 China 78,912 Co-inventions compare
  2. 2 United States 70,811 Co-inventions compare
  3. 3 Germany 31,514 Co-inventions compare
  4. 4 Japan 30,346 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 Korea?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea was 41,123 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 Korea?
The highest recorded value was 74,554 Co-inventions in 2014.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 2,095 Co-inventions in 1990.
How does Korea rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Korea ranks 1st out of 8 groups with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Korea 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