Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Latvia
Latvia: Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions was 47 Co-inventions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Latvia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents - international collaboration in technology development in Latvia is 47 Co-inventions, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 42.7% on the previous year and down 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Latvia peaked at 242 Co-inventions in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28 Co-inventions, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28 Co-inventions | — |
| 1991 | 100 Co-inventions | +257.1% |
| 1992 | 156 Co-inventions | +56.0% |
| 1993 | 167 Co-inventions | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 82 Co-inventions | -50.9% |
| 1995 | 134 Co-inventions | +63.4% |
| 1996 | 110 Co-inventions | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 87 Co-inventions | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 116 Co-inventions | +33.3% |
| 1999 | 58 Co-inventions | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 56 Co-inventions | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 67 Co-inventions | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 76 Co-inventions | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 58 Co-inventions | -23.7% |
| 2004 | 41 Co-inventions | -29.3% |
| 2005 | 39 Co-inventions | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 35 Co-inventions | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 62 Co-inventions | +77.1% |
| 2008 | 105 Co-inventions | +69.4% |
| 2009 | 146 Co-inventions | +39.0% |
| 2010 | 132 Co-inventions | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 143 Co-inventions | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 166 Co-inventions | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 242 Co-inventions | +45.8% |
| 2014 | 84 Co-inventions | -65.3% |
| 2015 | 147 Co-inventions | +75.0% |
| 2016 | 96 Co-inventions | -34.7% |
| 2017 | 99 Co-inventions | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 87 Co-inventions | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 79 Co-inventions | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 99 Co-inventions | +25.3% |
| 2021 | 95 Co-inventions | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 82 Co-inventions | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 47 Co-inventions | -42.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +257.1% | 28 Co-inventions | 100 Co-inventions |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.8 Co-inventions | 28 Co-inventions | 167 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.5 Co-inventions | 35 Co-inventions | 146 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.5 Co-inventions | 79 Co-inventions | 242 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.75 Co-inventions | 47 Co-inventions | 99 Co-inventions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 5 Lithuania 172 Co-inventions compare
- 5 Taiwan 16,358 Co-inventions compare
- 6 France 12,876 Co-inventions compare
- 6 Viet Nam 144 Co-inventions compare
- 7 Estonia 50 Co-inventions compare
- 7 India 8,776 Co-inventions compare
- 8 United Kingdom 6,837 Co-inventions compare
- 9 Canada 4,944 Co-inventions compare
- 10 Switzerland 3,365 Co-inventions compare
- 11 Israel 3,194 Co-inventions compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 62.58 Persons (2022)
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 71.9% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 77.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,369 Thousand persons (2025)
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- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 883.1 Thousand persons (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Latvia?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Latvia was 47 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 242 Co-inventions in 2013.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 Co-inventions in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Latvia ranks 8th out of 8 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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