Hong Kong, China vs Romania: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year

Hong Kong, China
11.75 Number
in 2013
Romania
14.23 Number
in 2013
Hong Kong, China rank
43rd
Romania rank
41st

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Romania
051015198219972013

How they compare

Romania currently reports 14.23 Number against 11.75 Number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 2.48 Number.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 41st of 60 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 5.1 Number 1.66 Number 3.44 Number Hong Kong, China
2000s 6.77 Number 7.06 Number 0.293 Number Romania
2010s 5.85 Number 12.29 Number 6.44 Number Romania

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, Hong Kong, China or Romania?
Romania, at 14.23 Number against 11.75 Number in Hong Kong, China as of 2013.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year between Hong Kong, China and Romania?
2.48 Number, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Romania?
20 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2013.
How do Hong Kong, China and Romania rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 41st 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.

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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