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Morocco vs Saudi Arabia: Patent applications, nonresidents

Morocco
2,549
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
2,581
in 2021
Morocco rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
25th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Morocco
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2,581 against 2,549 in Morocco, a difference of 32.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Morocco ahead.

Globally, Morocco ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 150 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
162 places, 4,548 data points, 1980–2021
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.