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
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.