Samoa vs Sri Lanka: Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP

Samoa
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0 units per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
77th
Sri Lanka rank
79th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of GDP over time

  • Samoa
  • Sri Lanka
000000198020022024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Samoa ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 79th of 156 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Samoa
1990s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Samoa
2000s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Samoa
2010s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2020s 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp, Samoa or Sri Lanka?
Samoa, at 0 units per US$ of GDP against 0 units per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp between Samoa and Sri Lanka?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sri Lanka?
12 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sri Lanka rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per unit of gdp?
Samoa ranks 77th and Sri Lanka ranks 79th 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.