India vs Spain: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
India
1,319 Number
in 2014
Spain
1,655 Number
in 2017
India rank
21st
Spain rank
18th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- India
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1,655 Number against 1,319 Number in India, a difference of 336 Number.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
India ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th of 60 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3 Number | 123.63 Number | 110.34 Number | Spain |
| 1990s | 52.62 Number | 438.28 Number | 385.67 Number | Spain |
| 2000s | 526.69 Number | 1,188 Number | 660.95 Number | Spain |
| 2010s | 1,155 Number | 1,507 Number | 351.81 Number | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, India or Spain?
- Spain, at 1,655 Number against 1,319 Number in India as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between India and Spain?
- 336 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2014.
- How do India and Spain rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- India ranks 21st and Spain ranks 18th 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.