Belgium vs Denmark: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Belgium
2,548 Number
in 2025
Denmark
2,672 Number
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Denmark rank
9th
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2,672 Number against 2,548 Number in Belgium, a difference of 124 Number.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Denmark ranks 9th of 45 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,736 Number | 1,311 Number | 425.67 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2,093 Number | 1,979 Number | 113.5 Number | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2,540 Number | 2,593 Number | 53.33 Number | Denmark |
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, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 2,672 Number against 2,548 Number in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors between Belgium and Denmark?
- 124 Number, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Denmark ranks 9th 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.