Patents - international collaboration in technology development in South Africa
South Africa: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 113 Co-inventions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - international collaboration in technology development in South Africa stood at 113 Co-inventions.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in South Africa peaked at 162 Co-inventions in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23 Co-inventions, in 1992.
That places South Africa 47th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28 Co-inventions | — |
| 1991 | 28 Co-inventions | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 23 Co-inventions | -17.9% |
| 1993 | 40 Co-inventions | +73.9% |
| 1994 | 36 Co-inventions | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 48 Co-inventions | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 40 Co-inventions | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 70 Co-inventions | +75.0% |
| 1998 | 48 Co-inventions | -31.4% |
| 1999 | 75 Co-inventions | +56.2% |
| 2000 | 58 Co-inventions | -22.7% |
| 2001 | 45 Co-inventions | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 52 Co-inventions | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 64 Co-inventions | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 92 Co-inventions | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 81 Co-inventions | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 67 Co-inventions | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 77 Co-inventions | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 79 Co-inventions | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 82 Co-inventions | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 88 Co-inventions | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 104 Co-inventions | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 91 Co-inventions | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 162 Co-inventions | +78.0% |
| 2014 | 125 Co-inventions | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 102 Co-inventions | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 150 Co-inventions | +47.1% |
| 2017 | 100 Co-inventions | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 106 Co-inventions | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 118 Co-inventions | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 112 Co-inventions | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 96 Co-inventions | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 129 Co-inventions | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 113 Co-inventions | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.6 Co-inventions | 23 Co-inventions | 75 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.7 Co-inventions | 45 Co-inventions | 92 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2010s | 114.6 Co-inventions | 88 Co-inventions | 162 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.5 Co-inventions | 96 Co-inventions | 129 Co-inventions | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.242 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2122 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 49,126 1000 No (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 94,314 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in South Africa?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in South Africa was 113 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 162 Co-inventions in 2013.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 Co-inventions in 1992.
- How does South Africa rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- South Africa ranks 47th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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