Russia vs Saudi Arabia: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 750 Patents against 670 Patents in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 80 Patents.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Russia ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 32nd of 104 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,296 Patents | 98.9 Patents | 13,198 Patents | Russia |
| 2000s | 33,639 Patents | 127.3 Patents | 33,512 Patents | Russia |
| 2010s | 39,534 Patents | 453.2 Patents | 39,081 Patents | Russia |
| 2020s | 8,176 Patents | 921.25 Patents | 7,255 Patents | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Russia or Saudi Arabia?
- Russia, at 750 Patents against 670 Patents in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Russia and Saudi Arabia?
- 80 Patents, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Russia ranks 31st 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