Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Armenia or Sri Lanka?

Armenia, at 7 Patents against 7 Patents in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Sri Lanka?

27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Armenia vs Sri Lanka: Patents - technology diffusion

Armenia

7 Patents

in 2023

Sri Lanka

7 Patents

in 2023

Armenia rank

63rd

Sri Lanka rank

63rd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Armenia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Armenia currently reports 7 Patents against 7 Patents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 Patents.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Armenia ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Armenia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.2 Patents	3.4 Patents	1.2 Patents	Sri Lanka
2000s	8.78 Patents	3.11 Patents	5.67 Patents	Armenia
2010s	6.8 Patents	5.9 Patents	0.9 Patents	Armenia
2020s	8.67 Patents	9 Patents	0.3333 Patents	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Armenia or Sri Lanka?: Armenia, at 7 Patents against 7 Patents in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Armenia and Sri Lanka?: 0 Patents, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Sri Lanka?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Armenia and Sri Lanka rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Armenia ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Patents - technology diffusion
Unit: Patents
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 118 places, 3,266 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation