Saudi Arabia Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024)
Saudi Arabia's Patent Applications by Non-Residents: 4,921 number of applications in 2024, +15.4% YoY.
Saudi Arabia (2024)
4,921
number of applications
+15.4% YoY
YoY Change
+15.4%
Trend
up
Series length
32
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,921 | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 4,265 | +32.0% |
| 2022 | 3,231 | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 2,581 | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 2,274 | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 2,463 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 2,321 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2,282 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 2,196 | +29.9% |
| 2015 | 1,691 | +1,152.6% |
| 2014 | 135 | -69.3% |
| 2013 | 440 | n/a |
| 2011 | 643 | unchanged |
| 2010 | 643 | n/a |
| 2007 | 642 | +53.2% |
| 2006 | 419 | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 374 | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 395 | -18.9% |
| 2003 | 487 | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 552 | -19.2% |
About this Dataset
Saudi Arabia recorded 4,921 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +15.4%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 135 number of applications in 2014 to 4,921 number of applications in 2024.
This page tracks patent applications filed in Saudi Arabia by non-resident inventors. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows.
Data sourced from WIPO IP Statistics Data Center via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks patent applications filed in Saudi Arabia by non-resident inventors. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2024. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2024 (32 observations).
The series is at its highest recorded level, 4,921 number of applications in 2024, up from a low of 135 number of applications in 2014. The latest change was +15.4%.