Luxembourg vs Saudi Arabia: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled

Luxembourg
3,714
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
4,921
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
23rd
Saudi Arabia rank
22nd

Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 4,921 against 3,714 in Luxembourg, a difference of 1,207.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 169 58 111 Luxembourg
1990s 106.85 791.1 684.25 Saudi Arabia
2000s 39.1 563.4 524.3 Saudi Arabia
2010s 179.6 1,336 1,156 Saudi Arabia
2020s 2,096 3,454 1,358 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled, Luxembourg or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 4,921 against 3,714 in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled between Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia?
1,207, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Saudi Arabia rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 5,388 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.