Hong Kong, China vs Iceland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional

Hong Kong, China
15.98 Number
in 2012
Iceland
13.58 Number
in 2011
Hong Kong, China rank
42nd
Iceland rank
43rd

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Iceland
0204060197819952012

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 15.98 Number against 13.58 Number in Iceland, a difference of 2.4 Number.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 42nd and Iceland ranks 43rd of 61 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Iceland Difference Ahead
1970s 2.83 Number 0.5 Number 2.33 Number Hong Kong, China
1980s 11.55 Number 2.01 Number 9.54 Number Hong Kong, China
1990s 24.63 Number 10.75 Number 13.89 Number Hong Kong, China
2000s 37.44 Number 25.77 Number 11.67 Number Hong Kong, China
2010s 19.75 Number 13.33 Number 6.42 Number Hong Kong, China

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, Hong Kong, China or Iceland?
Hong Kong, China, at 15.98 Number against 13.58 Number in Iceland as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Hong Kong, China and Iceland?
2.4 Number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Iceland?
32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
How do Hong Kong, China and Iceland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Hong Kong, China ranks 42nd and Iceland ranks 43rd 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