Belgium vs Egypt: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Belgium
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 881 against 799 in Belgium, a difference of 82.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 38th and Egypt ranks 35th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 768.9 | 126 | 642.9 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 698.33 | 385 | 313.33 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 555.22 | 490.56 | 64.67 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 838.7 | 798.6 | 40.1 | Belgium |
| 2020s | 830.5 | 929.5 | 99 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Belgium or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 881 against 799 in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Belgium and Egypt?
- 82, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Egypt?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Egypt rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Belgium ranks 38th and Egypt ranks 35th of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.