Patents - technology diffusion in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Patents - technology diffusion was 7 Patents in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
7 Patents
Change on year
down 41.7%
World rank
63rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
15 Patents
in 2013
All-time low
1 Patents
in 1990
Years of data
32
1990–2023

Patents - technology diffusion in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 1 Patents1991: 2 Patents1992: 3 Patents1993: 6 Patents1994: 3 Patents1995: 3 Patents1996: 4 Patents1997: 3 Patents1998: 2 Patents1999: 3 Patents2000: 3 Patents2001: 1 Patents2002: 2 Patents2003: 2 Patents2005: 2 Patents2006: 2 Patents2007: 4 Patents2008: 9 Patents2009: 3 Patents2010: 5 Patents2011: 5 Patents2012: 3 Patents2013: 15 Patents2014: 5 Patents2015: 3 Patents2016: 7 Patents2017: 3 Patents2018: 4 Patents2019: 9 Patents2020: 8 Patents2021: 12 Patents2023: 7 Patents

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 7 Patents for patents - technology diffusion in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.7% on the previous year and down 53.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Sri Lanka peaked at 15 Patents in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1 Patents, in 1990.

Sri Lanka ranks 63rd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 Patents 1 Patents 6 Patents 10
2000s 3.11 Patents 1 Patents 9 Patents 9
2010s 5.9 Patents 3 Patents 15 Patents 10
2020s 9 Patents 7 Patents 12 Patents 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 60 United Arab Emirates 10 Patents compare
  2. 61 Algeria 9 Patents compare
  3. 61 Uruguay 9 Patents compare
  4. 63 Pakistan 7 Patents compare
  5. 63 Armenia 7 Patents compare
  6. 66 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6 Patents compare
  7. 66 Azerbaijan 6 Patents compare
  8. 66 Georgia 6 Patents compare
  9. 66 Monaco 6 Patents compare

See the full ranking of 118 places β†’

More science & technology data for Sri Lanka

All data for Sri Lanka β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is patents - technology diffusion in Sri Lanka?
Patents - technology diffusion in Sri Lanka was 7 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 15 Patents in 2013.
What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 1 Patents in 1990.
How does Sri Lanka rank for patents - technology diffusion?
Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 32 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Patents - technology diffusion in Sri Lanka. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/stat/patents-technology-diffusion/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/stat/patents-technology-diffusion/sri-lanka/">Patents - technology diffusion in Sri Lanka</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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