Costa Rica - Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents

Since 2014, Costa Rica Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents decreased by 1.8% year on year. With 483 Applications in 2019, the country was ranked number 40 comparing other countries in Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents. Costa Rica is overtaken by Uruguay, which was ranked number 39 at 489 Applications and is followed by Oman with 476 Applications. United States ranked the highest with 336,340 Applications in 2019, +7.8% versus 2018. China, Japan and South Korea respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Sao Tome and Principe witnessed the best average annual growth at +169.6% per year, while Samoa recorded the worst performance at -60.1% per year.

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Date Units (Applications)
2019 483.00
2018 490.00
2017 504.00
2016 497.00
2015 582.00
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How does Costa Rica rank in Number of Patent Applications by Nonresidents?

# 144 Countries Units (Applications) Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
336,340 2019 +7.8 % +2.8 % View data
2 #2
China
157,093 2019 +6.0 % +4.3 % View data
39 #39
Uruguay
489 2019 -1.8 % -5.2 % View data
40 #40
Costa Rica
483 2019 -1.4 % -1.8 % View data
41 #41
Oman
476 2019 +17.8 % +8.7 % View data
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