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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia has been a member of WIPO since 1982 and is a signatory to over 14 WIPO treaties.

The national IP office of Saudi Arabia is the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP). The office is located in Riyadh.

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Global Innovation Index ranking

Saudi Arabia ranks 46th among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.

The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.

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Year	GII position	Innovation inputs	Innovation outputs
2025	46th	31st	61st
2024	47th	36th	66th
2023	48th	37th	67th
2022	51st	37th	65th
2021	66th	59th	72nd
2020	66th	50th	77th

WIPO news and events: Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia Joins the Hague System
January 20, 2025
First In-person WIPO-Saudi Arabia Summer School on Intellectual Property
October 29, 2024