Austria vs Sweden: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Austria
2,030 Number
in 2017
Sweden
2,833 Number
in 2017
Austria rank
16th
Sweden rank
14th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2,833 Number against 2,030 Number in Austria, a difference of 803 Number.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Austria's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 14th of 60 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 265.25 Number | 438.14 Number | 172.89 Number | Sweden |
| 1980s | 487.79 Number | 841.87 Number | 354.07 Number | Sweden |
| 1990s | 766.72 Number | 1,510 Number | 743.68 Number | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1,485 Number | 2,418 Number | 932.79 Number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1,921 Number | 3,001 Number | 1,081 Number | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, Austria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2,833 Number against 2,030 Number in Austria as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Austria and Sweden?
- 803 Number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Austria ranks 16th and Sweden ranks 14th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.