Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Macau, China

Macau, China: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 17 Co-inventions in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
17 Co-inventions
Change on year
up 70.0%
World rank
73rd
of 112 countries
All-time high
35 Co-inventions
in 2016
All-time low
1 Co-inventions
in 2001
Years of data
17
1990–2020

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Macau, China, 1990–2020

0102030401990200520201990: 5 Co-inventions1991: 2 Co-inventions1992: 12 Co-inventions1993: 10 Co-inventions1994: 4 Co-inventions2001: 1 Co-inventions2005: 1 Co-inventions2007: 6 Co-inventions2011: 8 Co-inventions2013: 12 Co-inventions2014: 12 Co-inventions2015: 21 Co-inventions2016: 35 Co-inventions2017: 25 Co-inventions2018: 19 Co-inventions2019: 10 Co-inventions2020: 17 Co-inventions

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

Analysis

In 2020, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Macau, China stood at 17 Co-inventions.

The figure is up 70.0% on the previous year and up 112.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Macau, China peaked at 35 Co-inventions in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 Co-inventions, in 2001.

Macau, China ranks 73rd of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.6 Co-inventions 2 Co-inventions 12 Co-inventions 5
2000s 2.67 Co-inventions 1 Co-inventions 6 Co-inventions 3
2010s 17.75 Co-inventions 8 Co-inventions 35 Co-inventions 8
2020s 17 Co-inventions 17 Co-inventions 17 Co-inventions 1

Countries ranked near Macau, China

  1. 70 Cuba 20 Co-inventions compare
  2. 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 19 Co-inventions compare
  3. 72 Belarus 18 Co-inventions compare
  4. 73 Cameroon 17 Co-inventions compare
  5. 75 Georgia 15 Co-inventions compare
  6. 75 Algeria 15 Co-inventions compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Macau, China?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Macau, China was 17 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 Macau, China?
The highest recorded value was 35 Co-inventions in 2016.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Macau, China?
The lowest recorded value was 1 Co-inventions in 2001.
How does Macau, China rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Macau, China ranks 73rd out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Macau, China?
Over the last ten years it is up 112.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Macau, China 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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Indicator
Patents - international collaboration in technology development — 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