Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Patent applications, residents

Saudi Arabia

1,398

in 2021

Spain

1,308

in 2021

Saudi Arabia rank

25th

Spain rank

27th

Patent applications, residents over time

Saudi Arabia
Spain

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 1,398 against 1,308 in Spain, a difference of 90.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Spain ahead.

Globally, Saudi Arabia ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Patent applications, residents
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: 147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.