Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 42 Co-inventions in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Costa Rica, 1991–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patents - international collaboration in technology development in Costa Rica is 42 Co-inventions, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Costa Rica peaked at 82 Co-inventions in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1 Co-inventions, in 1991.
Costa Rica ranks 55th of 112 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.
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Co-inventions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 Co-inventions | — |
| 1992 | 3 Co-inventions | +200.0% |
| 1993 | 6 Co-inventions | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 5 Co-inventions | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 5 Co-inventions | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 7 Co-inventions | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 5 Co-inventions | -28.6% |
| 2002 | 9 Co-inventions | +80.0% |
| 2003 | 9 Co-inventions | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 Co-inventions | +55.6% |
| 2005 | 20 Co-inventions | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 13 Co-inventions | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 15 Co-inventions | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 19 Co-inventions | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 21 Co-inventions | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 19 Co-inventions | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 32 Co-inventions | +68.4% |
| 2013 | 32 Co-inventions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 Co-inventions | -34.4% |
| 2015 | 59 Co-inventions | +181.0% |
| 2016 | 39 Co-inventions | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 56 Co-inventions | +43.6% |
| 2018 | 60 Co-inventions | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 82 Co-inventions | +36.7% |
| 2020 | 52 Co-inventions | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 53 Co-inventions | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 42 Co-inventions | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 42 Co-inventions | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5 Co-inventions | 1 Co-inventions | 7 Co-inventions | 6 |
| 2000s | 13 Co-inventions | 5 Co-inventions | 20 Co-inventions | 8 |
| 2010s | 42.1 Co-inventions | 19 Co-inventions | 82 Co-inventions | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.25 Co-inventions | 42 Co-inventions | 53 Co-inventions | 4 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.9952 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.29 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,908 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,776 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Costa Rica?
- Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Costa Rica was 42 Co-inventions in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 82 Co-inventions in 2019.
- What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Co-inventions in 1991.
- How does Costa Rica rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions. 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 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