Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sri Lanka is 0 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 units per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1994.
That places Sri Lanka 96th 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 43 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +49.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | -26.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +27.2% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -13.6% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | -12.3% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +95.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +66.1% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +54.1% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | +37.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -21.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 39% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 units per person, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 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 | +95.0% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 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, gaps filled 181 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 181 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Population, total
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
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.