Patents - international collaboration in technology development in New Zealand

New Zealand: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 100 Co-inventions in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
100 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 17.4%
World rank
50th
of 112 countries
All-time high
220 Co-inventions
in 2006
All-time low
22 Co-inventions
in 1992
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in New Zealand, 1990–2023

0501001502001990200620231990: 26 Co-inventions1991: 25 Co-inventions1992: 22 Co-inventions1993: 38 Co-inventions1994: 38 Co-inventions1995: 51 Co-inventions1996: 64 Co-inventions1997: 56 Co-inventions1998: 90 Co-inventions1999: 106 Co-inventions2000: 157 Co-inventions2001: 141 Co-inventions2002: 172 Co-inventions2003: 208 Co-inventions2004: 213 Co-inventions2005: 209 Co-inventions2006: 220 Co-inventions2007: 206 Co-inventions2008: 186 Co-inventions2009: 173 Co-inventions2010: 188 Co-inventions2011: 206 Co-inventions2012: 201 Co-inventions2013: 193 Co-inventions2014: 192 Co-inventions2015: 179 Co-inventions2016: 154 Co-inventions2017: 112 Co-inventions2018: 97 Co-inventions2019: 145 Co-inventions2020: 128 Co-inventions2021: 217 Co-inventions2022: 121 Co-inventions2023: 100 Co-inventions

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 100 Co-inventions for patents - international collaboration in technology development in 2023.

The figure is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 48.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in New Zealand peaked at 220 Co-inventions in 2006 and was at its lowest, 22 Co-inventions, in 1992.

That places New Zealand 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions in New Zealand, 1990 to 2023.
Year Co-inventions Change
1990 26 Co-inventions
1991 25 Co-inventions -3.8%
1992 22 Co-inventions -12.0%
1993 38 Co-inventions +72.7%
1994 38 Co-inventions +0.0%
1995 51 Co-inventions +34.2%
1996 64 Co-inventions +25.5%
1997 56 Co-inventions -12.5%
1998 90 Co-inventions +60.7%
1999 106 Co-inventions +17.8%
2000 157 Co-inventions +48.1%
2001 141 Co-inventions -10.2%
2002 172 Co-inventions +22.0%
2003 208 Co-inventions +20.9%
2004 213 Co-inventions +2.4%
2005 209 Co-inventions -1.9%
2006 220 Co-inventions +5.3%
2007 206 Co-inventions -6.4%
2008 186 Co-inventions -9.7%
2009 173 Co-inventions -7.0%
2010 188 Co-inventions +8.7%
2011 206 Co-inventions +9.6%
2012 201 Co-inventions -2.4%
2013 193 Co-inventions -4.0%
2014 192 Co-inventions -0.5%
2015 179 Co-inventions -6.8%
2016 154 Co-inventions -14.0%
2017 112 Co-inventions -27.3%
2018 97 Co-inventions -13.4%
2019 145 Co-inventions +49.5%
2020 128 Co-inventions -11.7%
2021 217 Co-inventions +69.5%
2022 121 Co-inventions -44.2%
2023 100 Co-inventions -17.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.6 Co-inventions 22 Co-inventions 106 Co-inventions 10
2000s 188.5 Co-inventions 141 Co-inventions 220 Co-inventions 10
2010s 166.7 Co-inventions 97 Co-inventions 206 Co-inventions 10
2020s 141.5 Co-inventions 100 Co-inventions 217 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 47 South Africa 113 Co-inventions compare
  2. 48 Serbia 111 Co-inventions compare
  3. 48 Thailand 111 Co-inventions compare
  4. 51 Pakistan 58 Co-inventions compare
  5. 52 Jordan 51 Co-inventions compare
  6. 53 Liechtenstein 49 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in New Zealand?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in New Zealand was 100 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 220 Co-inventions in 2006.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 22 Co-inventions in 1992.
How does New Zealand rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
New Zealand ranks 50th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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
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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