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

Uruguay, at 9 Patents against 7 Patents in Sri Lanka as of 2023.

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

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.

Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Patents - technology diffusion

Sri Lanka

7 Patents

in 2023

Uruguay

9 Patents

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

63rd

Uruguay rank

61st

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Sri Lanka
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 9 Patents against 7 Patents in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2 Patents.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 61st of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3 Patents	216.7 Patents	213.7 Patents	Uruguay
2000s	3.11 Patents	681 Patents	677.89 Patents	Uruguay
2010s	5.9 Patents	791.8 Patents	785.9 Patents	Uruguay
2020s	9 Patents	438 Patents	429 Patents	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 9 Patents against 7 Patents in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?: 2 Patents, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Sri Lanka ranks 63rd and Uruguay ranks 61st 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