Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Lebanon
Lebanon: Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions was 48 Co-inventions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Lebanon, 1997–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Lebanon stood at 48 Co-inventions.
That represents a change of up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Lebanon peaked at 50 Co-inventions in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3 Co-inventions, in 1997.
Lebanon ranks 54th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3 Co-inventions | — |
| 2005 | 30 Co-inventions | +900.0% |
| 2006 | 26 Co-inventions | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 24 Co-inventions | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 24 Co-inventions | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 Co-inventions | +62.5% |
| 2012 | 50 Co-inventions | +28.2% |
| 2013 | 33 Co-inventions | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 39 Co-inventions | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 27 Co-inventions | -30.8% |
| 2017 | 35 Co-inventions | +29.6% |
| 2018 | 36 Co-inventions | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 22 Co-inventions | -38.9% |
| 2020 | 47 Co-inventions | +113.6% |
| 2021 | 47 Co-inventions | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48 Co-inventions | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 48 Co-inventions | +0.0% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 48 Co-inventions is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21 Co-inventions, 2.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 48 Co-inventions is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48 Co-inventions, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +900.0% | 3 Co-inventions | 30 Co-inventions |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 Co-inventions | 3 Co-inventions | 3 Co-inventions | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.67 Co-inventions | 24 Co-inventions | 30 Co-inventions | 3 |
| 2010s | 33.89 Co-inventions | 22 Co-inventions | 50 Co-inventions | 9 |
| 2020s | 47.5 Co-inventions | 47 Co-inventions | 48 Co-inventions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More work & labour data for Lebanon
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3208 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3318 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3097 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1062 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,052 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 359.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,567 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,626 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 7,193 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Lebanon?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Lebanon was 48 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 50 Co-inventions in 2012.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 Co-inventions in 1997.
- How does Lebanon rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Lebanon ranks 54th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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