Bolivia vs Costa Rica: Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP

Bolivia
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Costa Rica
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bolivia rank
48th
Costa Rica rank
47th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP over time

  • Bolivia
  • Costa Rica
0000198020022024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Bolivia, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 48th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Bolivia
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2020s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp, Bolivia or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Bolivia as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp between Bolivia and Costa Rica?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Costa Rica?
15 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Bolivia and Costa Rica rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp?
Bolivia ranks 48th and Costa Rica ranks 47th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 5,036 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Patent applications, nonresidents divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.