Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) vs United States of America: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional

Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
16,845 Number
in 2012
United States of America
5,706 Number
in 2012
Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) rank
3rd
United States of America rank
3rd

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

  • Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
  • United States of America
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k197719942012

How they compare

Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) currently reports 16,845 Number against 5,706 Number in United States of America, a difference of 11,139 Number.

That makes Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)'s figure about 3.0 times United States of America's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) has been ahead every year.

Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 5 regions.

Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 4,312 Number 2,692 Number 1,620 Number Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
1980s 13,646 Number 10,037 Number 3,609 Number Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
1990s 23,987 Number 19,761 Number 4,226 Number Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
2000s 39,527 Number 29,870 Number 9,657 Number Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
2010s 29,698 Number 17,915 Number 11,783 Number Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)

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, Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) or United States of America?
Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013), at 16,845 Number against 5,706 Number in United States of America as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) and United States of America?
11,139 Number, with Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) and United States of America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) and United States of America rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 5 regions.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) vs United States of America: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-institutional-sector-1977-2012/euro-area-17-countries-2011-2013/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-institutional-sector-1977-2012/euro-area-17-countries-2011-2013/united-states/">Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) vs United States of America: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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