Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Taïwan

Taïwan: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 16,358 Co-inventions in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
16,358 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 5.0%
World rank
5th
of 112 countries
All-time high
17,220 Co-inventions
in 2022
All-time low
182 Co-inventions
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Taïwan, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 182 Co-inventions1991: 268 Co-inventions1992: 525 Co-inventions1993: 845 Co-inventions1994: 1.1k Co-inventions1995: 1.4k Co-inventions1996: 2.1k Co-inventions1997: 2.8k Co-inventions1998: 3.8k Co-inventions1999: 4.8k Co-inventions2000: 4.5k Co-inventions2001: 6.8k Co-inventions2002: 8.0k Co-inventions2003: 9.7k Co-inventions2004: 11.5k Co-inventions2005: 14.0k Co-inventions2006: 15.3k Co-inventions2007: 16.8k Co-inventions2008: 16.8k Co-inventions2009: 15.8k Co-inventions2010: 16.7k Co-inventions2011: 16.9k Co-inventions2012: 17.0k Co-inventions2013: 16.6k Co-inventions2014: 16.0k Co-inventions2015: 15.3k Co-inventions2016: 14.2k Co-inventions2017: 15.8k Co-inventions2018: 16.2k Co-inventions2019: 16.4k Co-inventions2020: 16.9k Co-inventions2021: 17.1k Co-inventions2022: 17.2k Co-inventions2023: 16.4k Co-inventions

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 Taïwan is 16,358 Co-inventions, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Taïwan peaked at 17,220 Co-inventions in 2022 and was at its lowest, 182 Co-inventions, in 1990.

Taïwan ranks 5th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,791 Co-inventions 182 Co-inventions 4,822 Co-inventions 10
2000s 11,929 Co-inventions 4,507 Co-inventions 16,829 Co-inventions 10
2010s 16,120 Co-inventions 14,232 Co-inventions 16,965 Co-inventions 10
2020s 16,894 Co-inventions 16,358 Co-inventions 17,220 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Taïwan

  1. 2 United States 70,811 Co-inventions compare
  2. 3 Germany 31,514 Co-inventions compare
  3. 4 Japan 30,346 Co-inventions compare
  4. 6 France 12,876 Co-inventions compare
  5. 7 India 8,776 Co-inventions compare
  6. 8 United Kingdom 6,837 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 Taïwan?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Taïwan was 16,358 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 Taïwan?
The highest recorded value was 17,220 Co-inventions in 2022.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Taïwan?
The lowest recorded value was 182 Co-inventions in 1990.
How does Taïwan rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Taïwan ranks 5th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Taïwan?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Taïwan 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