New Zealand vs Portugal: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year

New Zealand
18.74 Number
in 2013
Portugal
16.15 Number
in 2013
New Zealand rank
36th
Portugal rank
37th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
0204060197919962013

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 18.74 Number against 16.15 Number in Portugal, a difference of 2.59 Number.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1985 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 37th of 60 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 2.67 Number 0.326 Number 2.34 Number New Zealand
1990s 12.6 Number 2.48 Number 10.12 Number New Zealand
2000s 36.9 Number 18.32 Number 18.58 Number New Zealand
2010s 27.84 Number 17.51 Number 10.33 Number New Zealand

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, New Zealand or Portugal?
New Zealand, at 18.74 Number against 16.15 Number in Portugal as of 2013.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year between New Zealand and Portugal?
2.59 Number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
29 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2013.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
New Zealand ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 37th 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