Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sweden
Sweden: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 3,096 Co-inventions in 2023. β² Rising
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sweden, 1990β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 3,096 Co-inventions for patents - international collaboration in technology development in 2023.
The figure is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sweden peaked at 4,474 Co-inventions in 2015 and was at its lowest, 342 Co-inventions, in 1990.
That places Sweden 12th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,192 Co-inventions | 342 Co-inventions | 2,054 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,507 Co-inventions | 1,905 Co-inventions | 3,324 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,050 Co-inventions | 3,640 Co-inventions | 4,474 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,781 Co-inventions | 3,096 Co-inventions | 4,290 Co-inventions | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sweden?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sweden was 3,096 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4,474 Co-inventions in 2015.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 342 Co-inventions in 1990.
- How does Sweden rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - international collaboration in technology development β 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 inventorsβ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventorsβ 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