Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 438 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Costa Rica is 438, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Costa Rica peaked at 774 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1989.
That places Costa Rica 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 82 | — |
| 1981 | 90 | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 60 | -33.3% |
| 1983 | 72 | +20.0% |
| 1984 | 37 | -48.6% |
| 1985 | 34 | -8.1% |
| 1986 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 34 | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 40 | +17.6% |
| 1989 | 25 | -37.5% |
| 1990 | 43 | +72.0% |
| 1991 | 59 | +37.2% |
| 1992 | 71 | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 84 | +18.3% |
| 1994 | 92 | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 111 | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 126 | +13.5% |
| 1997 | 113 | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 172 | +52.2% |
| 1999 | 127 | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 47 | -63.0% |
| 2001 | 191 | +306.4% |
| 2002 | 220 | +15.2% |
| 2003 | 238 | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 294 | +23.5% |
| 2005 | 423 | +43.9% |
| 2006 | 571 | +35.0% |
| 2007 | 647 | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 774 | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 507 | -34.5% |
| 2010 | 606 | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 610 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 578 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 580 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 529 | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 582 | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 497 | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 504 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 490 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 483 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 524 | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 566 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 577 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 475 | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 438 | -7.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 438 is above the median for high income countries, which is 271, 1.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 438 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 161, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +306.4% | 47 | 191 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51 | 25 | 90 | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.8 | 43 | 172 | 10 |
| 2000s | 391.2 | 47 | 774 | 10 |
| 2010s | 545.9 | 483 | 610 | 10 |
| 2020s | 516 | 438 | 577 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More science & technology data for Costa Rica
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 136.03 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.36 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 133.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 438 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Costa Rica?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Costa Rica was 438 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 774 in 2008.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.