Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs Netherlands: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
43,550 Number
in 2017
Netherlands
3,478 Number
in 2017
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
5th
Netherlands rank
11th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- Netherlands
How they compare
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 43,550 Number against 3,478 Number in Netherlands, a difference of 40,072 Number.
That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 12.5 times Netherlands's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has been ahead every year.
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 6 regions.
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,583 Number | 520.83 Number | 8,062 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 1980s | 16,444 Number | 1,161 Number | 15,283 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 1990s | 27,762 Number | 1,927 Number | 25,835 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 2000s | 45,548 Number | 3,565 Number | 41,984 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 2010s | 45,700 Number | 3,396 Number | 42,304 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 Netherlands?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 43,550 Number against 3,478 Number in Netherlands as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Netherlands?
- 40,072 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Netherlands?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
- How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Netherlands rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 11th 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.