Patents - technology diffusion in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Patents - technology diffusion was 408 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents - technology diffusion in Costa Rica, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - technology diffusion in Costa Rica stood at 408 Patents.
That represents a change of down 34.7% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Costa Rica peaked at 1,431 Patents in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1 Patents, in 1990.
Costa Rica ranks 39th of 104 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.
Patents - technology diffusion in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 7 Patents | +600.0% |
| 1992 | 4 Patents | -42.9% |
| 1993 | 4 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9 Patents | +125.0% |
| 1995 | 12 Patents | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 40 Patents | +233.3% |
| 1997 | 34 Patents | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 80 Patents | +135.3% |
| 1999 | 71 Patents | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 29 Patents | -59.2% |
| 2001 | 100 Patents | +244.8% |
| 2002 | 164 Patents | +64.0% |
| 2003 | 198 Patents | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 232 Patents | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 379 Patents | +63.4% |
| 2006 | 662 Patents | +74.7% |
| 2007 | 736 Patents | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 1,007 Patents | +36.8% |
| 2009 | 711 Patents | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 805 Patents | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 842 Patents | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 803 Patents | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 765 Patents | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 984 Patents | +28.6% |
| 2015 | 1,431 Patents | +45.4% |
| 2016 | 872 Patents | -39.1% |
| 2017 | 662 Patents | -24.1% |
| 2018 | 613 Patents | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 735 Patents | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 773 Patents | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 756 Patents | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 625 Patents | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 408 Patents | -34.7% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 408 Patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 659 Patents, 62% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 408 Patents is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33 Patents, 12.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +600.0% | 1 Patents | 7 Patents |
| 2001 | +244.8% | 29 Patents | 100 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2 Patents | 1 Patents | 80 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 421.8 Patents | 29 Patents | 1,007 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 851.2 Patents | 613 Patents | 1,431 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 640.5 Patents | 408 Patents | 773 Patents | 4 |
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)
- 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 - technology diffusion in Costa Rica?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Costa Rica was 408 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,431 Patents in 2015.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Patents in 1990.
- How does Costa Rica rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. 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 - technology diffusion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation