Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 7 Co-inventions in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
7 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 53.3%
World rank
83rd
of 112 countries
All-time high
16 Co-inventions
in 2017
All-time low
2 Co-inventions
in 1990
Years of data
12
1990–2023

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Puerto Rico, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 2 Co-inventions1992: 3 Co-inventions1993: 4 Co-inventions1994: 8 Co-inventions1995: 12 Co-inventions1997: 5 Co-inventions2009: 3 Co-inventions2010: 5 Co-inventions2016: 6 Co-inventions2017: 16 Co-inventions2020: 15 Co-inventions2023: 7 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 Puerto Rico is 7 Co-inventions, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.3% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Puerto Rico peaked at 16 Co-inventions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2 Co-inventions, in 1990.

Puerto Rico ranks 83rd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.67 Co-inventions 2 Co-inventions 12 Co-inventions 6
2000s 3 Co-inventions 3 Co-inventions 3 Co-inventions 1
2010s 9 Co-inventions 5 Co-inventions 16 Co-inventions 3
2020s 11 Co-inventions 7 Co-inventions 15 Co-inventions 2

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 80 Kuwait 13 Co-inventions compare
  2. 81 Nigeria 9 Co-inventions compare
  3. 82 Gibraltar 8 Co-inventions compare
  4. 83 El Salvador 7 Co-inventions compare
  5. 83 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7 Co-inventions compare
  6. 86 Guatemala 6 Co-inventions compare
  7. 86 Niger 6 Co-inventions compare
  8. 86 Tajikistan 6 Co-inventions compare
  9. 86 Dominican Republic 6 Co-inventions compare
  10. 86 Iraq 6 Co-inventions compare
  11. 86 Uzbekistan 6 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places β†’

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All data for Puerto Rico β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Puerto Rico?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Puerto Rico was 7 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 16 Co-inventions in 2017.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 2 Co-inventions in 1990.
How does Puerto Rico rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Puerto Rico ranks 83rd out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - international collaboration in technology development β€” Co-inventions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patents - international collaboration in technology development β€” 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