Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea
Korea: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 41,123 Co-inventions in 2023. β Volatile
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Korea, 1990β2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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 inventorsβ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventorsβ 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