Belgium vs India: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional
Belgium
540.01 Number
in 2012
India
353.41 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
19th
India rank
22nd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional over time
- Belgium
- India
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 540.01 Number against 353.41 Number in India, a difference of 186.6 Number.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.5 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 19th and India ranks 22nd of 61 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 159.37 Number | 3.38 Number | 155.99 Number | Belgium |
| 1980s | 314.93 Number | 9.76 Number | 305.17 Number | Belgium |
| 1990s | 754.1 Number | 34.86 Number | 719.24 Number | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1,172 Number | 399.59 Number | 772.82 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 914.04 Number | 621.86 Number | 292.18 Number | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional, Belgium or India?
- Belgium, at 540.01 Number against 353.41 Number in India as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Belgium and India?
- 186.6 Number, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and India?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and India rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Belgium ranks 19th and India ranks 22nd of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.