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

Portugal
41.33 Patents
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
27 Patents
in 2022
Portugal rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
26th

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Portugal
  • Saudi Arabia
050100150200197820002022

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 41.33 Patents against 27 Patents in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 14.33 Patents.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Portugal ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 26th of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1980s 0.9 Patents 0.9 Patents 0 Patents
1990s 12.35 Patents 2.29 Patents 10.05 Patents Portugal
2000s 31.39 Patents 21.46 Patents 9.93 Patents Portugal
2010s 82.43 Patents 120.22 Patents 37.79 Patents Saudi Arabia
2020s 57.74 Patents 54.39 Patents 3.35 Patents Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
Portugal, at 41.33 Patents against 27 Patents in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
14.33 Patents, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Portugal ranks 24th 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.