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

Sri Lanka, at 7 Patents against 6 Patents in Monaco as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Monaco and Sri Lanka?

1 Patents, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Monaco vs Sri Lanka: Patents - technology diffusion

Monaco

6 Patents

in 2023

Sri Lanka

7 Patents

in 2023

Monaco rank

66th

Sri Lanka rank

63rd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Monaco
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7 Patents against 6 Patents in Monaco, a difference of 1 Patents.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Monaco's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Monaco ahead.

Monaco ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Monaco averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Monaco	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	43.3 Patents	3 Patents	40.3 Patents	Monaco
2000s	10.56 Patents	3.11 Patents	7.44 Patents	Monaco
2010s	10.5 Patents	5.9 Patents	4.6 Patents	Monaco
2020s	8 Patents	9 Patents	1 Patents	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Monaco or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 7 Patents against 6 Patents in Monaco as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Monaco and Sri Lanka?: 1 Patents, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Monaco and Sri Lanka?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Monaco and Sri Lanka rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Monaco ranks 66th 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