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Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Patents - international collaboration in technology development was 1,908 Co-inventions in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
1,908 Co-inventions
Change on year
up 46.8%
World rank
17th
of 112 countries
All-time high
1,908 Co-inventions
in 2023
All-time low
2 Co-inventions
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2023

Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 2 Co-inventions1991: 4 Co-inventions1992: 9 Co-inventions1993: 12 Co-inventions1994: 12 Co-inventions1995: 4 Co-inventions1997: 16 Co-inventions1998: 15 Co-inventions1999: 24 Co-inventions2000: 19 Co-inventions2001: 27 Co-inventions2002: 26 Co-inventions2003: 31 Co-inventions2004: 30 Co-inventions2005: 56 Co-inventions2006: 49 Co-inventions2007: 48 Co-inventions2008: 70 Co-inventions2009: 105 Co-inventions2010: 223 Co-inventions2011: 239 Co-inventions2012: 227 Co-inventions2013: 344 Co-inventions2014: 311 Co-inventions2015: 363 Co-inventions2016: 412 Co-inventions2017: 593 Co-inventions2018: 728 Co-inventions2019: 943 Co-inventions2020: 1.1k Co-inventions2021: 1.2k Co-inventions2022: 1.3k Co-inventions2023: 1.9k Co-inventions

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Co-inventions.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patents - international collaboration in technology development in Saudi Arabia is 1,908 Co-inventions, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 454.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patents - international collaboration in technology development in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1,908 Co-inventions in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2 Co-inventions, in 1990.

Saudi Arabia ranks 17th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.89 Co-inventions 2 Co-inventions 24 Co-inventions 9
2000s 46.1 Co-inventions 19 Co-inventions 105 Co-inventions 10
2010s 438.3 Co-inventions 223 Co-inventions 943 Co-inventions 10
2020s 1,377 Co-inventions 1,096 Co-inventions 1,908 Co-inventions 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 14 Spain 2,258 Co-inventions compare
  2. 15 Austria 2,136 Co-inventions compare
  3. 16 Finland 1,920 Co-inventions compare
  4. 18 Belgium 1,644 Co-inventions compare
  5. 19 Singapore 1,527 Co-inventions compare
  6. 20 Ireland 1,037 Co-inventions compare

See the full ranking of 124 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is patents - international collaboration in technology development in Saudi Arabia?
Patents - international collaboration in technology development in Saudi Arabia was 1,908 Co-inventions in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1,908 Co-inventions in 2023.
What is the lowest patents - international collaboration in technology development recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 2 Co-inventions in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
Saudi Arabia ranks 17th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
Is patents - international collaboration in technology development rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 454.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Patents - international collaboration in technology development β€” Co-inventions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patents - international collaboration in technology development β€” Co-inventions
Unit
Co-inventions
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
124 places, 2,994 data points, 1990–2023
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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