Patents - technology diffusion in Uruguay
Uruguay: Patents - technology diffusion was 9 Patents in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents - technology diffusion in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Patents.
Analysis
In 2023, patents - technology diffusion in Uruguay stood at 9 Patents. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 98.3% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - technology diffusion in Uruguay peaked at 1,040 Patents in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9 Patents, in 2023.
That places Uruguay 61st out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Patents | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11 Patents | — |
| 1991 | 38 Patents | +245.5% |
| 1992 | 181 Patents | +376.3% |
| 1993 | 186 Patents | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 197 Patents | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 245 Patents | +24.4% |
| 1996 | 264 Patents | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 334 Patents | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 394 Patents | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 317 Patents | -19.5% |
| 2000 | 389 Patents | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 448 Patents | +15.2% |
| 2002 | 395 Patents | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 497 Patents | +25.8% |
| 2004 | 495 Patents | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 691 Patents | +39.6% |
| 2006 | 895 Patents | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 918 Patents | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 884 Patents | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1,012 Patents | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 1,040 Patents | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 919 Patents | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 934 Patents | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 958 Patents | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 923 Patents | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 680 Patents | -26.3% |
| 2016 | 653 Patents | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 601 Patents | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 627 Patents | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 583 Patents | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 502 Patents | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 803 Patents | +60.0% |
| 2022 | 540 Patents | -32.8% |
| 2023 | 9 Patents | -98.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 9 Patents is below the median for high income countries, which is 659 Patents, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 9 Patents is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33 Patents, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patents - technology diffusion in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +376.3% | 38 Patents | 181 Patents |
| 1991 | +245.5% | 11 Patents | 38 Patents |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 216.7 Patents | 11 Patents | 394 Patents | 10 |
| 2000s | 662.4 Patents | 389 Patents | 1,012 Patents | 10 |
| 2010s | 791.8 Patents | 583 Patents | 1,040 Patents | 10 |
| 2020s | 463.5 Patents | 9 Patents | 803 Patents | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More science & technology data for Uruguay
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 145.5 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.46 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 4.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 27.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,060 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - technology diffusion in Uruguay?
- Patents - technology diffusion in Uruguay was 9 Patents in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,040 Patents in 2010.
- What is the lowest patents - technology diffusion recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 Patents in 2023.
- How does Uruguay rank for patents - technology diffusion?
- Uruguay ranks 61st out of 104 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - technology diffusion rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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