Japan vs United States of America: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year

Japan
4,051 Number
in 2013
United States of America
8,748 Number
in 2013
Japan rank
3rd
United States of America rank
1st

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

  • Japan
  • United States of America
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197719952013

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 8,748 Number against 4,051 Number in Japan, a difference of 4,697 Number.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.2 times Japan's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 170.69 Number 545.88 Number 375.19 Number United States of America
1980s 1,794 Number 2,548 Number 753.85 Number United States of America
1990s 4,404 Number 7,190 Number 2,786 Number United States of America
2000s 7,090 Number 10,952 Number 3,862 Number United States of America
2010s 5,445 Number 9,394 Number 3,949 Number United States of America

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, Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 8,748 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 Japan and United States of America?
4,697 Number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
Japan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st 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