Belgium vs Sweden: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other
Belgium
260.77 Number
in 2012
Sweden
297.03 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
8th
Sweden rank
7th
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 297.03 Number against 260.77 Number in Belgium, a difference of 36.26 Number.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sweden ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 35 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.75 Number | 9.81 Number | 5.06 Number | Sweden |
| 1980s | 29.17 Number | 33.14 Number | 3.97 Number | Sweden |
| 1990s | 131.26 Number | 162.25 Number | 30.98 Number | Sweden |
| 2000s | 252.62 Number | 263.79 Number | 11.17 Number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 245.92 Number | 313.16 Number | 67.23 Number | Sweden |
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 other, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 297.03 Number against 260.77 Number in Belgium as of 2012.
- What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other between Belgium and Sweden?
- 36.26 Number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 7th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.