Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Netherlands
Netherlands: Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions was 3,087 Co-inventions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands is 3,087 Co-inventions, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Netherlands peaked at 3,327 Co-inventions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 363 Co-inventions, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 418 Co-inventions | — |
| 1991 | 363 Co-inventions | -13.2% |
| 1992 | 408 Co-inventions | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 621 Co-inventions | +52.2% |
| 1994 | 1,037 Co-inventions | +67.0% |
| 1995 | 1,239 Co-inventions | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 1,514 Co-inventions | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 1,597 Co-inventions | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 1,794 Co-inventions | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 1,946 Co-inventions | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 2,207 Co-inventions | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 2,403 Co-inventions | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 2,411 Co-inventions | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 2,257 Co-inventions | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 2,391 Co-inventions | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 2,599 Co-inventions | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 2,481 Co-inventions | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 2,462 Co-inventions | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2,370 Co-inventions | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2,474 Co-inventions | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 2,312 Co-inventions | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2,239 Co-inventions | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 2,229 Co-inventions | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,185 Co-inventions | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,383 Co-inventions | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 2,397 Co-inventions | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,455 Co-inventions | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2,812 Co-inventions | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 3,053 Co-inventions | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 3,036 Co-inventions | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,982 Co-inventions | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 3,157 Co-inventions | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 3,327 Co-inventions | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 3,087 Co-inventions | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,094 Co-inventions | 363 Co-inventions | 1,946 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,406 Co-inventions | 2,207 Co-inventions | 2,599 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,510 Co-inventions | 2,185 Co-inventions | 3,053 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,138 Co-inventions | 2,982 Co-inventions | 3,327 Co-inventions | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Poland 3,366 Co-inventions compare
- 1 China 78,912 Co-inventions compare
- 2 United States 70,811 Co-inventions compare
- 3 Croatia 124 Co-inventions compare
- 3 Türkiye 391 Co-inventions compare
- 3 Germany 31,514 Co-inventions compare
- 4 Japan 30,346 Co-inventions compare
- 4 Slovenia 213 Co-inventions compare
- 4 Moldova 81 Co-inventions compare
- 5 Lithuania 172 Co-inventions compare
- 5 Taiwan 16,358 Co-inventions compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 655.76 Persons (2022)
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- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 76.2% (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 9,833 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 30.4 Hour (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Netherlands?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Netherlands was 3,087 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,327 Co-inventions in 2022.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 363 Co-inventions in 1991.
- How does Netherlands rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd out of 8 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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