Greece vs Saudi Arabia: Patents - technology diffusion

Greece
881 Patents
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
670 Patents
in 2023
Greece rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
32nd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Greece
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 881 Patents against 670 Patents in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 211 Patents.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,593 Patents 98.9 Patents 1,494 Patents Greece
2000s 906.3 Patents 127.3 Patents 779 Patents Greece
2010s 463.5 Patents 453.2 Patents 10.3 Patents Greece
2020s 803.5 Patents 921.25 Patents 117.75 Patents Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Greece or Saudi Arabia?
Greece, at 881 Patents against 670 Patents in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Greece and Saudi Arabia?
211 Patents, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Saudi Arabia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Greece and Saudi Arabia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Greece ranks 29th 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
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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