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
0100200300400197719942012

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.

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 971 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed