Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs Japan: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year

Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
6,109 Number
in 2013
Japan
4,051 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
5th
Japan rank
3rd

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time

  • Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 6,109 Number against 4,051 Number in Japan, a difference of 2,058 Number.

That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 7 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 18 countries (2014) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 512.76 Number 170.69 Number 342.06 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1980s 1,800 Number 1,794 Number 5.98 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1990s 4,394 Number 4,404 Number 10.82 Number Japan
2000s 8,582 Number 7,090 Number 1,492 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2010s 7,248 Number 5,445 Number 1,803 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)

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, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) or Japan?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 6,109 Number against 4,051 Number in Japan as of 2013.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
2,058 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 7 regions.
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.

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
67 places, 1,999 data points, 1977–2013
Last refreshed