Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions was 6,837 Co-inventions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
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 United Kingdom is 6,837 Co-inventions, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in United Kingdom peaked at 6,858 Co-inventions in 2014 and was at its lowest, 998 Co-inventions, in 1991.
That places United Kingdom 8th 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.
Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,174 Co-inventions | — |
| 1991 | 998 Co-inventions | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 1,145 Co-inventions | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 1,259 Co-inventions | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 1,584 Co-inventions | +25.8% |
| 1995 | 2,104 Co-inventions | +32.8% |
| 1996 | 2,451 Co-inventions | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 2,842 Co-inventions | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 3,462 Co-inventions | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 3,975 Co-inventions | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 4,305 Co-inventions | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 4,713 Co-inventions | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 4,442 Co-inventions | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 4,624 Co-inventions | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 4,972 Co-inventions | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 5,006 Co-inventions | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4,969 Co-inventions | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 5,312 Co-inventions | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 5,243 Co-inventions | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5,068 Co-inventions | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 5,528 Co-inventions | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 6,244 Co-inventions | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 6,671 Co-inventions | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 6,829 Co-inventions | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 6,858 Co-inventions | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 6,758 Co-inventions | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 6,573 Co-inventions | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 6,635 Co-inventions | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6,520 Co-inventions | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6,787 Co-inventions | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 6,812 Co-inventions | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 6,608 Co-inventions | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 6,567 Co-inventions | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6,837 Co-inventions | +4.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 6,837 Co-inventions is above the median for high income countries, which is 318 Co-inventions, 21.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 6,837 Co-inventions is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 146.5 Co-inventions, 46.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,099 Co-inventions | 998 Co-inventions | 3,975 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,865 Co-inventions | 4,305 Co-inventions | 5,312 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,540 Co-inventions | 5,528 Co-inventions | 6,858 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,706 Co-inventions | 6,567 Co-inventions | 6,837 Co-inventions | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 5 Lithuania 172 Co-inventions compare
- 5 Taiwan 16,358 Co-inventions compare
- 6 France 12,876 Co-inventions compare
- 6 Viet Nam 144 Co-inventions compare
- 7 Estonia 50 Co-inventions compare
- 7 India 8,776 Co-inventions compare
- 8 Latvia 47 Co-inventions compare
- 9 Canada 4,944 Co-inventions compare
- 10 Switzerland 3,365 Co-inventions compare
- 11 Israel 3,194 Co-inventions compare
More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 22,956 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 60.91 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 35,770 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.93 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.07 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 111,361 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 100,223 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 57.91 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.47 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.4352 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in United Kingdom?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in United Kingdom was 6,837 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 6,858 Co-inventions in 2014.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 998 Co-inventions in 1991.
- How does United Kingdom rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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