Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled

Saudi Arabia
4,921
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
3,320
in 2024
Saudi Arabia rank
22nd
United Arab Emirates rank
25th

Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 4,921 against 3,320 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1,601.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 25th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 1,336 1,540 204.75 United Arab Emirates
2020s 3,454 2,708 746.8 Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?
Saudi Arabia, at 4,921 against 3,320 in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
1,601, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 25th 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.