Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs South Korea: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
43,550 Number
in 2017
South Korea
6,423 Number
in 2014
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
5th
South Korea rank
6th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- South Korea
How they compare
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 43,550 Number against 6,423 Number in South Korea, a difference of 37,127 Number.
That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 6.8 times South Korea's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has been ahead every year.
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 6th of 6 regions.
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,781 Number | 21.25 Number | 17,760 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 1990s | 27,762 Number | 471.91 Number | 27,290 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 2000s | 45,548 Number | 3,720 Number | 41,828 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 2010s | 46,238 Number | 5,840 Number | 40,398 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) or South Korea?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 43,550 Number against 6,423 Number in South Korea as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and South Korea?
- 37,127 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and South Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2014.
- How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and South Korea rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 6th of 6 regions.
- 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.