Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in United States
United States: Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions was 70,811 Co-inventions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
United States recorded 70,811 Co-inventions for patents - international collaboration in technology development in 2023.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in United States peaked at 91,297 Co-inventions in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23,102 Co-inventions, in 1990.
United States ranks 2nd 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.
Patents … collaboration in technology development Co-inventions in United States, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23,102 Co-inventions | — |
| 1991 | 23,873 Co-inventions | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 28,085 Co-inventions | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 34,485 Co-inventions | +22.8% |
| 1994 | 41,512 Co-inventions | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 52,320 Co-inventions | +26.0% |
| 1996 | 47,795 Co-inventions | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 55,414 Co-inventions | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 54,732 Co-inventions | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 56,693 Co-inventions | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 60,346 Co-inventions | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 72,071 Co-inventions | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 71,846 Co-inventions | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 74,390 Co-inventions | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 76,037 Co-inventions | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 77,015 Co-inventions | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 76,713 Co-inventions | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 78,086 Co-inventions | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 73,386 Co-inventions | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 64,322 Co-inventions | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 68,236 Co-inventions | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 75,807 Co-inventions | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 85,458 Co-inventions | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 91,297 Co-inventions | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 85,918 Co-inventions | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 86,224 Co-inventions | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86,796 Co-inventions | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 88,066 Co-inventions | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 82,721 Co-inventions | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 81,840 Co-inventions | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 80,845 Co-inventions | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 81,798 Co-inventions | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 77,298 Co-inventions | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 70,811 Co-inventions | -8.4% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 70,811 Co-inventions is above the median for high income countries, which is 318 Co-inventions, 222.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,801 Co-inventions | 23,102 Co-inventions | 56,693 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,421 Co-inventions | 60,346 Co-inventions | 78,086 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,236 Co-inventions | 68,236 Co-inventions | 91,297 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,688 Co-inventions | 70,811 Co-inventions | 81,798 Co-inventions | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 1 Poland 3,366 Co-inventions compare
- 1 China 78,912 Co-inventions compare
- 2 Netherlands 3,087 Co-inventions compare
- 3 Croatia 124 Co-inventions compare
- 3 Türkiye 391 Co-inventions compare
- 3 Germany 31,514 Co-inventions compare
- 4 Japan 30,346 Co-inventions compare
- 4 Slovenia 213 Co-inventions compare
- 4 Moldova 81 Co-inventions compare
- 5 Lithuania 172 Co-inventions compare
- 5 Taiwan 16,358 Co-inventions compare
More work & labour data for United States
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in United States?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in United States was 70,811 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 91,297 Co-inventions in 2013.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,102 Co-inventions in 1990.
- How does United States rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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