Patents - technology diffusion in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Patents - technology diffusion was 1 Patents in 2016. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2016)
1 Patents
World rank
92nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
2 Patents
in 2002
All-time low
1 Patents
in 1994
Years of data
8
1994–2016

Patents - technology diffusion in Trinidad and Tobago, 1994–2016

00.511.521994200520161994: 1 Patents2000: 1 Patents2002: 2 Patents2005: 1 Patents2006: 1 Patents2007: 1 Patents2009: 1 Patents2016: 1 Patents

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

Analysis

In 2016, patents - technology diffusion in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 1 Patents. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2 Patents in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1 Patents, in 1994.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 Patents 1 Patents 1 Patents 1
2000s 1.17 Patents 1 Patents 2 Patents 6
2010s 1 Patents 1 Patents 1 Patents 1

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  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 Zimbabwe 1 Patents compare
  9. 92 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1 Patents compare
  10. 92 Honduras 1 Patents compare
  11. 92 Sudan 1 Patents compare
  12. 92 El Salvador 1 Patents compare

See the full ranking of 118 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - technology diffusion in Trinidad and Tobago?
Patents - technology diffusion in Trinidad and Tobago was 1 Patents in 2016, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 2 Patents in 2002.
What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 1 Patents in 1994.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for patents - technology diffusion?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 92nd out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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