Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications was 0 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 Patents
World rank
3rd
of 87 countries
All-time high
1 Patents
in 2016
All-time low
0 Patents
in 1978
Years of data
46
1978–2023
Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications in China (People’s Republic of), 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications in China (People’s Republic of) is 0 Patents, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Over the whole period, patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1 Patents in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
That places China (People’s Republic of) 3rd out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)
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- 3 Thailand 0 Patents
- 3 Nigeria 0 Patents
- 3 Kenya 0 Patents
- 3 Ireland 0 Patents
- 3 Zimbabwe 0 Patents
- 3 Costa Rica 0 Patents
- 3 Israel 0 Patents compare
- 3 Germany 0 Patents compare
- 3 India 0 Patents
- 3 Czechia 0 Patents
- 3 Iran 0 Patents
- 3 Indonesia 0 Patents
- 3 Portugal 0 Patents
- 3 France 0 Patents compare
- 3 South Africa 0 Patents
- 3 Ukraine 0 Patents
- 3 Liechtenstein 0 Patents
- 3 El Salvador 0 Patents
- 3 Austria 0 Patents
- 3 Armenia 0 Patents
- 3 Kazakhstan 0 Patents
- 3 Finland 0 Patents
- 3 Luxembourg 0 Patents
- 3 Belgium 0 Patents compare
- 3 Ecuador 0 Patents
- 3 Malta 0 Patents compare
- 3 Bermuda 0 Patents
- 3 Russia 0 Patents
- 3 Georgia 0 Patents
- 3 Sri Lanka 0 Patents
- 3 Jamaica 0 Patents
- 3 Brazil 0 Patents compare
- 3 Egypt 0 Patents
- 3 Bulgaria 0 Patents
- 3 Jordan 0 Patents
- 3 Chile 0 Patents
- 3 North Macedonia 0 Patents
- 3 Guatemala 0 Patents
- 3 Pakistan 0 Patents
- 3 Cuba 0 Patents
- 3 Argentina 0 Patents
- 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 Patents
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Patents
- 3 Norway 0 Patents
- 3 New Zealand 0 Patents
- 3 Uzbekistan 0 Patents
- 3 Lebanon 0 Patents
- 3 Panama 0 Patents
- 3 Iceland 0 Patents
- 3 Peru 0 Patents
- 3 Singapore 0 Patents
- 3 Uruguay 0 Patents
- 3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 Patents
- 3 Greece 0 Patents
- 3 Tunisia 0 Patents
- 3 Mexico 0 Patents
- 3 Denmark 0 Patents
- 3 Hungary 0 Patents
- 3 Djibouti 0 Patents
- 3 Monaco 0 Patents
- 3 Romania 0 Patents
- 3 Seychelles 0 Patents
- 3 Canada 0 Patents compare
- 3 Malaysia 0 Patents
- 3 Chinese Taipei 0 Patents
- 3 Algeria 0 Patents
- 3 Kuwait 0 Patents
- 3 Cayman Islands 0 Patents
- 3 Puerto Rico 0 Patents
- 3 United Arab Emirates 0 Patents
- 3 Philippines 0 Patents
- 3 Italy 0 Patents compare
- 3 Japan 0 Patents
- 3 Saudi Arabia 0 Patents
- 3 Hong Kong (China) 0 Patents
- 3 Morocco 0 Patents
- 3 Belarus 0 Patents
- 3 Cyprus 0 Patents
- 3 Mongolia 0 Patents
- 3 Australia 0 Patents
- 3 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 0 Patents
- 3 Sweden 0 Patents compare
- 3 Switzerland 0 Patents compare
More science & technology data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 131.75 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 194.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications in China (People’s Republic of) was 0 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 Patents in 2016.
- What is the lowest patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Co-inventions represent international collaboration in the inventive process.