Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.0029 units per square kilometre for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in 2024.
That represents a change of down 21.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0047 units per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 units per square kilometre, in 1994.
Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 157 countries on this measure, 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 square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +52.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -26.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +98.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +57.0% |
| 2000 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | -21.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0029 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0014 units per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0029 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0023 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre 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% | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 58 Canada 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
- 59 Mauritius 0.0035 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 Jordan 0.003 units per square kilometre compare
- 62 Ukraine 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Dominica 0.0027 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 France 0.0026 units per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Patent applications, nonresidents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.