Patent applications, nonresidents in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Patent applications, nonresidents was 438 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Costa Rica, 1980–2024
Source: 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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents in Costa Rica is 438, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Costa Rica peaked at 774 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1989.
Costa Rica ranks 44th of 157 countries on this measure, 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 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 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, gaps filled 438 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Costa Rica?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Costa Rica was 438 in 2024, according to 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.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 774 in 2008.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1989.
- How does Costa Rica rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Costa Rica ranks 44th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents 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 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, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.