Finland vs Saudi Arabia: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Finland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Finland currently reports 1,920 Co-inventions against 1,908 Co-inventions in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 12 Co-inventions.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 112 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 958.44 Co-inventions | 10.89 Co-inventions | 947.56 Co-inventions | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,873 Co-inventions | 46.1 Co-inventions | 1,827 Co-inventions | Finland |
| 2010s | 2,324 Co-inventions | 438.3 Co-inventions | 1,886 Co-inventions | Finland |
| 2020s | 2,181 Co-inventions | 1,377 Co-inventions | 804.25 Co-inventions | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Finland or Saudi Arabia?
- Finland, at 1,920 Co-inventions against 1,908 Co-inventions in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Finland and Saudi Arabia?
- 12 Co-inventions, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Saudi Arabia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Finland ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions. 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 shares of co-inventions and on shares of inventors’ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventors’ country of residence. 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