Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 23 Co-inventions against 21 Co-inventions in Ecuador, a difference of 2 Co-inventions.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ecuador ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 112 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 Co-inventions | 20.67 Co-inventions | 6.67 Co-inventions | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 21.6 Co-inventions | 32.1 Co-inventions | 10.5 Co-inventions | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 21.5 Co-inventions | 31 Co-inventions | 9.5 Co-inventions | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 23 Co-inventions against 21 Co-inventions in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 2 Co-inventions, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Ecuador ranks 68th and Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 shares of co-inventions and on shares of inventors’ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventors’ country of residence. 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