Brazil vs Portugal: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013)
Brazil
21.19 Number
in 2013
Portugal
16.15 Number
in 2013
Brazil rank
35th
Portugal rank
37th
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013) over time
- Brazil
- Portugal
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 21.19 Number against 16.15 Number in Portugal, a difference of 5.04 Number.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Brazil ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th of 60 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.29 Number | 0.4383 Number | 1.85 Number | Brazil |
| 1990s | 4.52 Number | 2.48 Number | 2.04 Number | Brazil |
| 2000s | 22.63 Number | 18.32 Number | 4.31 Number | Brazil |
| 2010s | 25.55 Number | 17.51 Number | 8.05 Number | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year, Brazil or Portugal?
- Brazil, at 21.19 Number against 16.15 Number in Portugal as of 2013.
- What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year between Brazil and Portugal?
- 5.04 Number, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2013.
- How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Brazil ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.