Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 181 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sri Lanka is 181, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 293 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57, in 1994.
That places Sri Lanka 66th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 67 | — |
| 1981 | 102 | +52.2% |
| 1982 | 76 | -25.5% |
| 1983 | 85 | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 78 | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 80 | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 103 | +28.7% |
| 1987 | 90 | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 92 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 83 | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 92 | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 77 | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 57 | -26.0% |
| 1995 | 113 | +98.2% |
| 1996 | 114 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 193 | +69.3% |
| 1998 | 158 | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 248 | +57.0% |
| 2000 | 250 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 236 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 202 | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 189 | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 195 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 211 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 270 | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 279 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 264 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 200 | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 235 | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 235 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 211.5 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 188 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 225.5 | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 263 | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 293 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 266 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 260 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 255 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 251 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 273 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 260 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 231 | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 181 | -21.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 181 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 181 is above the median for South Asia, which is 181, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +98.2% | 57 | 113 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.7 | 67 | 103 | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.6 | 57 | 248 | 10 |
| 2000s | 229.6 | 189 | 279 | 10 |
| 2010s | 243.2 | 188 | 293 | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.2 | 181 | 273 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More science & technology data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.55 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 528.35 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 181 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 181 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 293 in 2016.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 66th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.