Patents - technology diffusion in El Salvador

El Salvador: Patents - technology diffusion was 1 Patents in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
1 Patents
World rank
92nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
243 Patents
in 2005
All-time low
1 Patents
in 1990
Years of data
30
1990–2023

Patents - technology diffusion in El Salvador, 1990–2023

0501001502002501990200620231990: 1 Patents1992: 1 Patents1993: 2 Patents1994: 45 Patents1995: 57 Patents1996: 48 Patents1997: 54 Patents1998: 100 Patents1999: 92 Patents2000: 142 Patents2001: 177 Patents2002: 134 Patents2003: 42 Patents2004: 39 Patents2005: 243 Patents2006: 58 Patents2007: 11 Patents2008: 126 Patents2009: 186 Patents2010: 197 Patents2011: 154 Patents2012: 14 Patents2013: 14 Patents2014: 14 Patents2015: 22 Patents2016: 128 Patents2017: 180 Patents2018: 139 Patents2019: 23 Patents2023: 1 Patents

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 92 Guatemala 1 Patents compare
  2. 92 Iraq 1 Patents compare
  3. 92 Mongolia 1 Patents compare
  4. 92 Turkmenistan 1 Patents compare
  5. 92 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1 Patents compare
  6. 92 Malta 1 Patents compare
  7. 92 Ghana 1 Patents compare
  8. 92 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Patents compare
  9. 92 Zimbabwe 1 Patents compare
  10. 92 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1 Patents compare
  11. 92 Honduras 1 Patents compare
  12. 92 Sudan 1 Patents compare

See the full ranking of 118 places β†’

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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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Indicator
Patents - technology diffusion
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
118 places, 3,266 data points, 1990–2023
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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