Belgium vs Stockholms län: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS

Belgium
317.81 Number
in 2012
Stockholms län
297.03 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
9th
Stockholms län rank
12th

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

  • Belgium
  • Stockholms län
0100200300400197719942012

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 317.81 Number against 297.03 Number in Stockholms län, a difference of 20.78 Number.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Stockholms län's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Stockholms län ahead.

Belgium ranks 9th and Stockholms län ranks 12th of 41 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Stockholms län in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Stockholms län Difference Ahead
1970s 5.83 Number 8.47 Number 2.64 Number Stockholms län
1980s 37.46 Number 33.14 Number 4.32 Number Belgium
1990s 163.03 Number 162.25 Number 0.783 Number Belgium
2000s 323.54 Number 263.79 Number 59.75 Number Belgium
2010s 305.87 Number 313.16 Number 7.29 Number Stockholms län

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 and nuts 3, Belgium or Stockholms län?
Belgium, at 317.81 Number against 297.03 Number in Stockholms län as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Belgium and Stockholms län?
20.78 Number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Stockholms län?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Belgium and Stockholms län rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Belgium ranks 9th and Stockholms län ranks 12th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). 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 and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,468 places, 34,300 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed