Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 42 Co-inventions in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
42 Co-inventions
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 112 countries
All-time high
82 Co-inventions
in 2019
All-time low
1 Co-inventions
in 1991
Years of data
28
1991–2023

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Costa Rica, 1991–2023

0204060801991200720231991: 1 Co-inventions1992: 3 Co-inventions1993: 6 Co-inventions1995: 5 Co-inventions1996: 5 Co-inventions1998: 7 Co-inventions2000: 5 Co-inventions2002: 9 Co-inventions2003: 9 Co-inventions2004: 14 Co-inventions2005: 20 Co-inventions2006: 13 Co-inventions2007: 15 Co-inventions2008: 19 Co-inventions2010: 21 Co-inventions2011: 19 Co-inventions2012: 32 Co-inventions2013: 32 Co-inventions2014: 21 Co-inventions2015: 59 Co-inventions2016: 39 Co-inventions2017: 56 Co-inventions2018: 60 Co-inventions2019: 82 Co-inventions2020: 52 Co-inventions2021: 53 Co-inventions2022: 42 Co-inventions2023: 42 Co-inventions

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

Annual values for Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions in Costa Rica, 1991 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 52 Jordan 51 Co-inventions compare
  2. 53 Liechtenstein 49 Co-inventions compare
  3. 54 Lebanon 48 Co-inventions compare
  4. 56 Barbados 35 Co-inventions compare
  5. 56 Tunisia 35 Co-inventions compare
  6. 58 Armenia 32 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places →

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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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Indicator
Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions
Unit
Co-inventions
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
124 places, 2,994 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 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