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

Costa Rica
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Uruguay
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
47th
Uruguay rank
44th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
00000198020022024

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 14 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 47th and Uruguay ranks 44th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Uruguay
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Uruguay
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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp?
Costa Rica ranks 47th and Uruguay ranks 44th 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.