Hong Kong, China vs Luxembourg: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year

Hong Kong, China
75.07 Number
in 2014
Luxembourg
55.49 Number
in 2017
Hong Kong, China rank
43rd
Luxembourg rank
46th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Luxembourg
0255075100125197919982017

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 75.07 Number against 55.49 Number in Luxembourg, a difference of 19.58 Number.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.4 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd and Luxembourg ranks 46th of 60 countries.

Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1980s 16.2 Number 27.61 Number 11.41 Number Luxembourg
1990s 34.43 Number 40.63 Number 6.2 Number Luxembourg
2000s 46.66 Number 86.36 Number 39.7 Number Luxembourg
2010s 42.11 Number 68 Number 25.89 Number Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, Hong Kong, China or Luxembourg?
Hong Kong, China, at 75.07 Number against 55.49 Number in Luxembourg as of 2014.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Hong Kong, China and Luxembourg?
19.58 Number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Luxembourg?
35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.
How do Hong Kong, China and Luxembourg rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd and Luxembourg ranks 46th 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.

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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