Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) vs Japan: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
43,571 Number
in 2017
Japan
21,380 Number
in 2014
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank
4th
Japan rank
3rd

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time

  • Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) currently reports 43,571 Number against 21,380 Number in Japan, a difference of 22,191 Number.

That makes Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)'s figure about 2.0 times Japan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) has been ahead every year.

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 6 regions.

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 8,583 Number 1,602 Number 6,981 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
1980s 16,444 Number 7,029 Number 9,415 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
1990s 27,763 Number 13,579 Number 14,184 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
2000s 45,557 Number 21,383 Number 24,174 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
2010s 46,270 Number 21,540 Number 24,730 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

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 - 19 countries (2015-2022) or Japan?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), at 43,571 Number against 21,380 Number in Japan as of 2017.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Japan?
22,191 Number, with Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Japan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2014.
How do Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Japan rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd 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