New Zealand vs Portugal: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year

New Zealand
224.46 Number
in 2013
Portugal
142.23 Number
in 2017
New Zealand rank
35th
Portugal rank
37th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
050100150200197919982017

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 224.46 Number against 142.23 Number in Portugal, a difference of 82.23 Number.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.6 times Portugal's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th of 60 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 18 Number 1 Number 17 Number New Zealand
1980s 36.22 Number 5.33 Number 30.88 Number New Zealand
1990s 78.19 Number 17.96 Number 60.23 Number New Zealand
2000s 177.51 Number 81.16 Number 96.35 Number New Zealand
2010s 190.09 Number 111.78 Number 78.31 Number New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, New Zealand or Portugal?
New Zealand, at 224.46 Number against 142.23 Number in Portugal as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between New Zealand and Portugal?
82.23 Number, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2013.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
New Zealand ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th 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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About this data

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