Saudi Arabia Patent Applications by Residents (2024)
Saudi Arabia's Patent Applications by Residents: 3,108 number of applications in 2024, +10.3% YoY.
Saudi Arabia (2024)
3,108
number of applications
+10.3% YoY
YoY Change
+10.3%
Trend
up
Series length
32
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,108 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 2,819 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 2,606 | +86.4% |
| 2021 | 1,398 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 1,294 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 1,188 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 1,078 | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 909 | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 1,070 | +49.7% |
| 2015 | 715 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 652 | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 491 | n/a |
| 2011 | 347 | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 288 | n/a |
| 2007 | 128 | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 119 | unchanged |
| 2005 | 119 | +46.9% |
| 2004 | 81 | +44.6% |
| 2003 | 56 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 61 | +32.6% |
About this Dataset
Saudi Arabia recorded 3,108 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +10.3%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 16 number of applications in 1990 to 3,108 number of applications in 2024.
This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Saudi Arabia. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation.
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 the number of patent applications filed by residents of Saudi Arabia. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation. 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, 3,108 number of applications in 2024, up from a low of 16 number of applications in 1990. The latest change was +10.3%.