Greece vs New Zealand: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional

Greece
17.87 Number
in 2012
New Zealand
13.57 Number
in 2012
Greece rank
41st
New Zealand rank
44th

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

  • Greece
  • New Zealand
050100150200197719942012

How they compare

Greece currently reports 17.87 Number against 13.57 Number in New Zealand, a difference of 4.3 Number.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was New Zealand ahead.

Greece ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 44th of 61 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 1.58 Number 8 Number 6.42 Number New Zealand
1980s 3.53 Number 20.02 Number 16.49 Number New Zealand
1990s 11.52 Number 57.64 Number 46.11 Number New Zealand
2000s 41.14 Number 144.39 Number 103.25 Number New Zealand
2010s 28.04 Number 77.54 Number 49.51 Number New Zealand

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, Greece or New Zealand?
Greece, at 17.87 Number against 13.57 Number in New Zealand as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Greece and New Zealand?
4.3 Number, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
How do Greece and New Zealand rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Greece ranks 41st and New Zealand ranks 44th 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