Patents - technology diffusion in El Salvador
El Salvador: Patents - technology diffusion was 1 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents - technology diffusion in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - technology diffusion in El Salvador stood at 1 Patents. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 92.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in El Salvador peaked at 243 Patents in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1 Patents, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 92nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patents - technology diffusion in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 Patents | — |
| 1992 | 1 Patents | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 Patents | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 45 Patents | +2150.0% |
| 1995 | 57 Patents | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 48 Patents | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 54 Patents | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 100 Patents | +85.2% |
| 1999 | 92 Patents | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 142 Patents | +54.3% |
| 2001 | 177 Patents | +24.6% |
| 2002 | 134 Patents | -24.3% |
| 2003 | 42 Patents | -68.7% |
| 2004 | 39 Patents | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 243 Patents | +523.1% |
| 2006 | 58 Patents | -76.1% |
| 2007 | 11 Patents | -81.0% |
| 2008 | 126 Patents | +1045.5% |
| 2009 | 186 Patents | +47.6% |
| 2010 | 197 Patents | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 154 Patents | -21.8% |
| 2012 | 14 Patents | -90.9% |
| 2013 | 14 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 Patents | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22 Patents | +57.1% |
| 2016 | 128 Patents | +481.8% |
| 2017 | 180 Patents | +40.6% |
| 2018 | 139 Patents | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 23 Patents | -83.5% |
| 2023 | 1 Patents | -95.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1 Patents is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 Patents, 7% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1 Patents is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33 Patents, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +2150.0% | 2 Patents | 45 Patents |
| 2008 | +1045.5% | 11 Patents | 126 Patents |
| 2005 | +523.1% | 39 Patents | 243 Patents |
| 2016 | +481.8% | 22 Patents | 128 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.44 Patents | 1 Patents | 100 Patents | 9 |
| 2000s | 115.8 Patents | 11 Patents | 243 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.5 Patents | 14 Patents | 197 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 Patents | 1 Patents | 1 Patents | 1 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 92 Guatemala 1 Patents compare
- 92 Iraq 1 Patents compare
- 92 Mongolia 1 Patents compare
- 92 Turkmenistan 1 Patents compare
- 92 Venezuela 1 Patents compare
- 92 Malta 1 Patents compare
- 92 Ghana 1 Patents compare
- 92 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Patents compare
- 92 Zimbabwe 1 Patents compare
- 92 Bolivia 1 Patents compare
- 92 Honduras 1 Patents compare
- 92 Sudan 1 Patents compare
More science & technology data for El Salvador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 176.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.77 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 11.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 547.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 64.56 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in El Salvador?
- Patents - technology diffusion in El Salvador was 1 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 243 Patents in 2005.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Patents in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- El Salvador ranks 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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