Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 4 Co-inventions in 2010. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2010)
4 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 55.6%
World rank
96th
of 112 countries
All-time high
11 Co-inventions
in 2003
All-time low
4 Co-inventions
in 2010
Years of data
5
2002–2010

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sierra Leone, 2002–2010

02.557.5102002200620102002: 8 Co-inventions2003: 11 Co-inventions2005: 9 Co-inventions2008: 9 Co-inventions2010: 4 Co-inventions

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.

Analysis

In 2010, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sierra Leone stood at 4 Co-inventions. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 55.6% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sierra Leone peaked at 11 Co-inventions in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 Co-inventions, in 2010.

That places Sierra Leone 96th out of 112 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.25 Co-inventions 8 Co-inventions 11 Co-inventions 4
2010s 4 Co-inventions 4 Co-inventions 4 Co-inventions 1

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 96 British Virgin Islands 4 Co-inventions compare
  2. 96 Azerbaijan 4 Co-inventions compare
  3. 96 North Macedonia 4 Co-inventions
  4. 96 Oman 4 Co-inventions

See the full ranking of 124 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sierra Leone?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sierra Leone was 4 Co-inventions in 2010, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 11 Co-inventions in 2003.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 4 Co-inventions in 2010.
How does Sierra Leone rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Sierra Leone ranks 96th out of 112 countries with data for 2010.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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