Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants

Sri Lanka
2 Patents
in 2022
Thailand
3.5 Patents
in 2022
Sri Lanka rank
44th
Thailand rank
42nd

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
0204060197820002022

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 3.5 Patents against 2 Patents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.5 Patents.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.8 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Thailand ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 42nd of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1980s 0.3 Patents 0.1333 Patents 0.1667 Patents Sri Lanka
1990s 0.25 Patents 2.2 Patents 1.95 Patents Thailand
2000s 0.2 Patents 4.68 Patents 4.48 Patents Thailand
2010s 1.6 Patents 25.64 Patents 24.04 Patents Thailand
2020s 3 Patents 8.67 Patents 5.67 Patents Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
Thailand, at 3.5 Patents against 2 Patents in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
1.5 Patents, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Sri Lanka ranks 44th and Thailand ranks 42nd of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
104 places, 4,680 data points, 1978–2022
Last refreshed

Patent counts by technology (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.