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

Costa Rica
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Germany
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
47th
Germany rank
50th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Germany
0000198020022024

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Germany ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 47th and Germany ranks 50th of 156 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Germany in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Germany Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Germany
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Costa Rica
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, Costa Rica or Germany?
Costa Rica, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Germany?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Germany?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Germany rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Germany ranks 50th 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.