Greece vs Saudi Arabia: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants

Greece
20.13 Patents
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
27 Patents
in 2022
Greece rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Greece
  • Saudi Arabia
050100150200197820002022

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 27 Patents against 20.13 Patents in Greece, a difference of 6.87 Patents.

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Greece ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5 Patents 0 Patents 0.5 Patents Greece
1980s 2.71 Patents 0.9 Patents 1.81 Patents Greece
1990s 13.85 Patents 2.29 Patents 11.56 Patents Greece
2000s 27.19 Patents 21.46 Patents 5.73 Patents Greece
2010s 47.55 Patents 120.22 Patents 72.67 Patents Saudi Arabia
2020s 31.13 Patents 54.39 Patents 23.26 Patents Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Greece or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 27 Patents against 20.13 Patents in Greece as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Greece and Saudi Arabia?
6.87 Patents, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Saudi Arabia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Greece and Saudi Arabia rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Greece ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
104 places, 4,680 data points, 1978–2022
Last refreshed

Patent counts by technology (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.