Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications was 0 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 Patents
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
73rd
of 88 countries
All-time high
10 Patents
in 2019
All-time low
0 Patents
in 1978
Years of data
46
1978–2023
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Costa Rica, 1978–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0 Patents for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Costa Rica peaked at 10 Patents in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 Patents, in 1978.
That places Costa Rica 73rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1979 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1981 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1982 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1983 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1984 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1985 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1987 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1988 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1990 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1992 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1993 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1994 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1995 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 0 Patents | — |
| 1997 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1998 | 2 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5 Patents | +25.0% |
| 2000 | 5 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 1 Patents | -80.0% |
| 2002 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 2 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3333 Patents | — |
| 2007 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 1 Patents | — |
| 2009 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6667 Patents | — |
| 2011 | 1 Patents | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 4 Patents | +300.0% |
| 2013 | 8 Patents | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 1 Patents | -87.5% |
| 2015 | 8 Patents | +700.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 Patents | -68.8% |
| 2017 | 7 Patents | +180.0% |
| 2018 | 3 Patents | -57.1% |
| 2019 | 10 Patents | +233.3% |
| 2020 | 5 Patents | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 2 Patents | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5 Patents | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0 Patents | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.3 Patents | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.65 Patents | 0 Patents | 2.5 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 Patents | 0 Patents | 5 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.52 Patents | 0.6667 Patents | 10 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 Patents | 0 Patents | 5 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 71 Pakistan 0.5 Patents compare
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- 73 Jamaica 0 Patents compare
- 73 Djibouti 0 Patents
- 73 Mongolia 0 Patents compare
- 73 Zimbabwe 0 Patents compare
- 73 Ecuador 0 Patents compare
- 73 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Patents compare
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- 73 Guatemala 0 Patents compare
- 73 El Salvador 0 Patents compare
- 73 Nigeria 0 Patents compare
- 73 Uzbekistan 0 Patents compare
- 73 Kuwait 0 Patents compare
- 73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0 Patents compare
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More science & technology data for Costa Rica
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- 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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 660.82 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Costa Rica?
- Patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications in Costa Rica was 0 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 10 Patents in 2019.
- What is the lowest patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Patents in 1978.
- How does Costa Rica rank for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd out of 88 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent counts by technology domains developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)