Austria vs Belgium: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Austria
2,253 Number
in 2025
Belgium
2,548 Number
in 2025
Austria rank
12th
Belgium rank
10th
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 2,548 Number against 2,253 Number in Austria, a difference of 295 Number.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 12th and Belgium ranks 10th of 45 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,263 Number | 1,736 Number | 473.17 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2,016 Number | 2,093 Number | 77 Number | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2,288 Number | 2,540 Number | 252 Number | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors, Austria or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 2,548 Number against 2,253 Number in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors between Austria and Belgium?
- 295 Number, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Austria ranks 12th and Belgium ranks 10th of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.