Belgium vs Spain: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional
Belgium
540.01 Number
in 2012
Spain
585.83 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
19th
Spain rank
18th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 585.83 Number against 540.01 Number in Belgium, a difference of 45.82 Number.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th of 61 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 121.93 Number | 7.75 Number | 114.18 Number | Belgium |
| 1980s | 314.93 Number | 74.36 Number | 240.57 Number | Belgium |
| 1990s | 754.1 Number | 305.13 Number | 448.96 Number | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1,172 Number | 883.43 Number | 288.98 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 914.04 Number | 862.01 Number | 52.04 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 585.83 Number against 540.01 Number in Belgium as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Belgium and Spain?
- 45.82 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Spain ranks 18th 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.