Costa Rica vs Uruguay: Patent applications, nonresidents

Costa Rica
566
in 2021
Uruguay
500
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
43rd
Uruguay rank
46th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Uruguay
0200400600800198020002021

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 566 against 500 in Uruguay, a difference of 66.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 46th of 150 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1980s 51 150.3 99.3 Uruguay
1990s 106.11 260.22 154.11 Uruguay
2000s 391.2 610.8 219.6 Uruguay
2010s 568.17 629.5 61.33 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Costa Rica or Uruguay?
Costa Rica, at 566 against 500 in Uruguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Costa Rica and Uruguay?
66, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Uruguay?
35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Costa Rica and Uruguay rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 46th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.