Peru vs Saudi Arabia: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Peru
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Peru currently reports 879 Patents against 670 Patents in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 209 Patents.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.3 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Peru ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 104 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 484.4 Patents | 98.9 Patents | 385.5 Patents | Peru |
| 2000s | 1,302 Patents | 127.3 Patents | 1,175 Patents | Peru |
| 2010s | 1,478 Patents | 453.2 Patents | 1,025 Patents | Peru |
| 2020s | 1,394 Patents | 921.25 Patents | 473 Patents | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Peru or Saudi Arabia?
- Peru, at 879 Patents against 670 Patents in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Peru and Saudi Arabia?
- 209 Patents, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Peru and Saudi Arabia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Peru ranks 30th 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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About this data
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