Brazil vs Singapore: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional

Brazil
45.11 Number
in 2012
Singapore
49.34 Number
in 2012
Brazil rank
33rd
Singapore rank
32nd

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time

  • Brazil
  • Singapore
050100150200197719942012

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 49.34 Number against 45.11 Number in Brazil, a difference of 4.23 Number.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 33rd and Singapore ranks 32nd of 61 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 4.57 Number 1 Number 3.57 Number Brazil
1980s 10.45 Number 5.16 Number 5.3 Number Brazil
1990s 44.07 Number 51.25 Number 7.18 Number Singapore
2000s 145.78 Number 159.32 Number 13.53 Number Singapore
2010s 115.63 Number 127.39 Number 11.76 Number Singapore

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, Brazil or Singapore?
Singapore, at 49.34 Number against 45.11 Number in Brazil as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Brazil and Singapore?
4.23 Number, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Singapore?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
How do Brazil and Singapore rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Brazil ranks 33rd and Singapore ranks 32nd 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.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,029 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed