Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Switzerland
Switzerland: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 3,365 Co-inventions in 2023. β² Rising
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Switzerland, 1990β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Switzerland stood at 3,365 Co-inventions.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Switzerland peaked at 3,838 Co-inventions in 2019 and was at its lowest, 761 Co-inventions, in 1991.
Switzerland ranks 10th of 112 countries on this measure, 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 | 1,275 Co-inventions | 761 Co-inventions | 1,961 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,541 Co-inventions | 2,109 Co-inventions | 2,984 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,528 Co-inventions | 3,243 Co-inventions | 3,838 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,493 Co-inventions | 3,365 Co-inventions | 3,677 Co-inventions | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Switzerland?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Switzerland was 3,365 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,838 Co-inventions in 2019.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 761 Co-inventions in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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