Hungary vs Singapore: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year

Hungary
196.77
in 2017
Singapore
310.41
in 2014
Hungary rank
29th
Singapore rank
26th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time

  • Hungary
  • Singapore
0100200300197919982017

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 310.41 against 196.77 in Hungary, a difference of 113.64.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.6 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 26th of 47 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Singapore Difference Ahead
1980s 108.84 7.75 101.08 Hungary
1990s 63.11 60.4 2.72 Hungary
2000s 148.62 236.1 87.48 Singapore
2010s 212.55 291.04 78.5 Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, Hungary or Singapore?
Singapore, at 310.41 against 196.77 in Hungary as of 2014.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Hungary and Singapore?
113.64, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Singapore?
33 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2014.
How do Hungary and Singapore rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
Hungary ranks 29th and Singapore ranks 26th of 47 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hungary vs Singapore: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-1977-2017/hungary/singapore/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-1977-2017/hungary/singapore/">Hungary vs Singapore: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 1,866 data points, 1978–2017
Last refreshed