Ireland vs Saudi Arabia: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Ireland
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,908 Co-inventions against 1,037 Co-inventions in Ireland, a difference of 871 Co-inventions.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.8 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 157.11 Co-inventions | 10.89 Co-inventions | 146.22 Co-inventions | Ireland |
| 2000s | 431.4 Co-inventions | 46.1 Co-inventions | 385.3 Co-inventions | Ireland |
| 2010s | 898.8 Co-inventions | 438.3 Co-inventions | 460.5 Co-inventions | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1,078 Co-inventions | 1,377 Co-inventions | 298.75 Co-inventions | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Ireland or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1,908 Co-inventions against 1,037 Co-inventions in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Ireland and Saudi Arabia?
- 871 Co-inventions, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Saudi Arabia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Saudi Arabia rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Ireland ranks 20th 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