Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 23 Co-inventions in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
23 Co-inventions
Change on year
down 36.1%
World rank
65th
of 112 countries
All-time high
60 Co-inventions
in 2017
All-time low
19 Co-inventions
in 2012
Years of data
17
2004–2023

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sri Lanka, 2004–2023

20304050602004201320232004: 21 Co-inventions2006: 20 Co-inventions2008: 21 Co-inventions2010: 24 Co-inventions2011: 27 Co-inventions2012: 19 Co-inventions2013: 28 Co-inventions2014: 21 Co-inventions2015: 39 Co-inventions2016: 43 Co-inventions2017: 60 Co-inventions2018: 27 Co-inventions2019: 33 Co-inventions2020: 24 Co-inventions2021: 41 Co-inventions2022: 36 Co-inventions2023: 23 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 Sri Lanka is 23 Co-inventions, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sri Lanka peaked at 60 Co-inventions in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19 Co-inventions, in 2012.

That places Sri Lanka 65th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.67 Co-inventions 20 Co-inventions 21 Co-inventions 3
2010s 32.1 Co-inventions 19 Co-inventions 60 Co-inventions 10
2020s 31 Co-inventions 23 Co-inventions 41 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 63 Kenya 25 Co-inventions compare
  2. 63 Kazakhstan 25 Co-inventions compare
  3. 65 Malta 23 Co-inventions compare
  4. 65 Monaco 23 Co-inventions compare
  5. 68 Ecuador 21 Co-inventions compare
  6. 68 Iceland 21 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sri Lanka?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Sri Lanka was 23 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 60 Co-inventions in 2017.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 19 Co-inventions in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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