Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year

Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
43,550 Number
in 2017
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5,437 Number
in 2017
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
5th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
8th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time

  • Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 43,550 Number against 5,437 Number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 38,113 Number.

That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 8.0 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th 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) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 8,583 Number 1,661 Number 6,922 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1980s 16,444 Number 3,103 Number 13,341 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1990s 27,762 Number 4,122 Number 23,639 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2000s 45,548 Number 5,666 Number 39,882 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2010s 45,700 Number 5,449 Number 40,251 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 43,550 Number against 5,437 Number in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2017.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
38,113 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th 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.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,224 data points, 1978–2017
Last refreshed