Patent applications, nonresidents in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Patent applications, nonresidents was 273 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Patent applications, nonresidents in Sri Lanka, 1980–2021
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
Sri Lanka recorded 273 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2021.
That represents a change of up 8.8% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Sri Lanka peaked at 293 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 57, in 1994.
Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Patent applications, nonresidents 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% |
| 2013 | 188 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 263 | +39.9% |
| 2016 | 293 | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 266 | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 260 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 255 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 251 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 273 | +8.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 273 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 144, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 273 is above the median for South Asia, which is 273, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents 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 | 249.38 | 188 | 293 | 8 |
| 2020s | 262 | 251 | 273 | 2 |
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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 2,322 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Sri Lanka?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Sri Lanka was 273 in 2021, 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 293 in 2016.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Sri Lanka ranks 56th out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.