Belgium vs Finland: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Belgium
2,548 Number
in 2025
Finland
3,457 Number
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Finland rank
8th
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 3,457 Number against 2,548 Number in Belgium, a difference of 909 Number.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Finland ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Finland ranks 8th of 45 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,736 Number | 1,674 Number | 62 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2,093 Number | 1,811 Number | 281.7 Number | Belgium |
| 2020s | 2,540 Number | 2,390 Number | 149.83 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, Belgium or Finland?
- Finland, at 3,457 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 Finland?
- 909 Number, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Finland ranks 8th 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.