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

Hong Kong, China
75.07 Number
in 2014
Romania
99.57 Number
in 2017
Hong Kong, China rank
43rd
Romania rank
41st

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 99.57 Number against 75.07 Number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 24.5 Number.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Romania ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 41st of 60 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 10.11 Number 2.75 Number 7.36 Number Hong Kong, China
1990s 34.92 Number 5.41 Number 29.51 Number Hong Kong, China
2000s 46.66 Number 21.32 Number 25.34 Number Hong Kong, China
2010s 42.11 Number 70.74 Number 28.63 Number Romania

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 Romania?
Romania, at 99.57 Number against 75.07 Number in Hong Kong, China as of 2017.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Hong Kong, China and Romania?
24.5 Number, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Romania?
28 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2014.
How do Hong Kong, China and Romania rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
Hong Kong, China ranks 43rd and Romania ranks 41st 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