Saudi Arabia vs Ukraine: Patent applications, nonresidents

Saudi Arabia
2,581
in 2021
Ukraine
2,091
in 2021
Saudi Arabia rank
25th
Ukraine rank
28th

Patent applications, nonresidents over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2,581 against 2,091 in Ukraine, a difference of 490.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ukraine ahead.

Globally, Saudi Arabia ranks 25th and Ukraine ranks 28th 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
Last refreshed

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.