Finland vs Spain: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional
Finland
483.65 Number
in 2012
Spain
585.83 Number
in 2012
Finland rank
20th
Spain rank
18th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 585.83 Number against 483.65 Number in Finland, a difference of 102.18 Number.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 20th and Spain ranks 18th of 61 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.33 Number | 7.75 Number | 3.58 Number | Finland |
| 1980s | 157.16 Number | 74.36 Number | 82.8 Number | Finland |
| 1990s | 709.57 Number | 305.13 Number | 404.44 Number | Finland |
| 2000s | 1,248 Number | 883.43 Number | 364.87 Number | Finland |
| 2010s | 904.51 Number | 862.01 Number | 42.51 Number | Finland |
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, Finland or Spain?
- Spain, at 585.83 Number against 483.65 Number in Finland as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Finland and Spain?
- 102.18 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Finland ranks 20th 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.