Sri Lanka vs Venezuela: Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- Sri Lanka
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 338 against 273 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 65.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 56th and Venezuela ranks 53rd of 150 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.11 | 1,521 | 1,435 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 101 | 1,528 | 1,427 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 228.89 | 2,203 | 1,974 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 246.67 | 1,092 | 845.33 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Sri Lanka or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 338 against 273 in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 65, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Venezuela?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Sri Lanka and Venezuela rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Sri Lanka ranks 56th and Venezuela ranks 53rd 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
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.