Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) vs United States: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
6,114 Number
in 2013
United States
8,748 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank
4th
United States rank
1st

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

  • Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
  • United States
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197719952013

How they compare

United States currently reports 8,748 Number against 6,114 Number in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), a difference of 2,634 Number.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United States ahead.

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 7 regions.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) United States Difference Ahead
1970s 512.76 Number 545.88 Number 33.12 Number United States
1980s 1,800 Number 2,548 Number 747.87 Number United States
1990s 4,394 Number 7,190 Number 2,796 Number United States
2000s 8,584 Number 10,952 Number 2,368 Number United States
2010s 7,255 Number 9,394 Number 2,138 Number United States

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 - 19 countries (2015-2022) or United States?
United States, at 8,748 Number against 6,114 Number in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) as of 2013.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year between Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and United States?
2,634 Number, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and United States?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and United States rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st 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