Belgium vs Sweden: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Belgium
2,548 Number
in 2025
Sweden
4,724 Number
in 2025
Belgium rank
10th
Sweden rank
7th
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4,724 Number against 2,548 Number in Belgium, a difference of 2,176 Number.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.9 times Belgium's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th of 45 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,736 Number | 2,746 Number | 1,009 Number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,093 Number | 3,791 Number | 1,698 Number | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2,540 Number | 4,866 Number | 2,326 Number | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4,724 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 Sweden?
- 2,176 Number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 7th 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.