Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled was 4,921 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, 1989–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia is 4,921, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.4% on the previous year and up 3,545.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia peaked at 4,921 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58, in 1989.
Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 58 | — |
| 1990 | 439 | +656.9% |
| 1991 | 492 | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 605 | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 729 | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 687 | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 718 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 810 | +12.8% |
| 1997 | 1,001 | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 1,286 | +28.5% |
| 1999 | 1,144 | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 797 | -30.3% |
| 2001 | 683 | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 552 | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 487 | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 395 | -18.9% |
| 2005 | 374 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 419 | +12.0% |
| 2007 | 642 | +53.2% |
| 2008 | 642.33 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 642.67 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 643 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 643 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 541.5 | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 440 | -18.7% |
| 2014 | 135 | -69.3% |
| 2015 | 1,691 | +1152.6% |
| 2016 | 2,196 | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 2,282 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2,321 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,463 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 2,274 | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 2,581 | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 3,231 | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 4,265 | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 4,921 | +15.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 4,921 is above the median for high income countries, which is 271, 18.2× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 4,921 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 365, 13.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1152.6% | 135 | 1,691 |
| 1990 | +656.9% | 58 | 439 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58 | 58 | 58 | 1 |
| 1990s | 791.1 | 439 | 1,286 | 10 |
| 2000s | 563.4 | 374 | 797 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,336 | 135 | 2,463 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,454 | 2,274 | 4,921 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 19 Malaysia 6,356 compare
- 20 New Zealand 5,684 compare
- 21 Russia 5,196 compare
- 23 Luxembourg 3,714 compare
- 24 Philippines 3,698 compare
- 25 United Arab Emirates 3,320 compare
More science & technology data for Saudi Arabia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 159.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.53 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 54.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.41 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 4,921 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia?
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled in Saudi Arabia was 4,921 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,921 in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58 in 1989.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 22nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,545.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Patent applications, nonresidents WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Patent applications, nonresidents with 301 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.