Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Ecuador or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 670 Patents against 534 Patents in Ecuador as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?

136 Patents, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Saudi Arabia: Patents - technology diffusion

Ecuador

534 Patents

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

670 Patents

in 2023

Ecuador rank

35th

Saudi Arabia rank

32nd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Ecuador
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 670 Patents against 534 Patents in Ecuador, a difference of 136 Patents.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	227.1 Patents	98.9 Patents	128.2 Patents	Ecuador
2000s	544.5 Patents	127.3 Patents	417.2 Patents	Ecuador
2010s	598 Patents	453.2 Patents	144.8 Patents	Ecuador
2020s	591.75 Patents	921.25 Patents	329.5 Patents	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Ecuador or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 670 Patents against 534 Patents in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?: 136 Patents, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Saudi Arabia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Saudi Arabia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Ecuador ranks 35th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Patents - technology diffusion
Unit: Patents
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 118 places, 3,266 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation