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

Hong Kong, China
15.98 Number
in 2012
New Zealand
13.57 Number
in 2012
Hong Kong, China rank
42nd
New Zealand rank
44th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • New Zealand
050100150200197719942012

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 15.98 Number against 13.57 Number in New Zealand, a difference of 2.41 Number.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was New Zealand ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 42nd 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 Hong Kong, China New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 1.92 Number 8 Number 6.08 Number New Zealand
1980s 11.15 Number 20.02 Number 8.88 Number New Zealand
1990s 24.63 Number 57.64 Number 33 Number New Zealand
2000s 37.44 Number 144.39 Number 106.95 Number New Zealand
2010s 18.49 Number 77.54 Number 59.05 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, Hong Kong, China or New Zealand?
Hong Kong, China, at 15.98 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 Hong Kong, China and New Zealand?
2.41 Number, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
How do Hong Kong, China and New Zealand rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Hong Kong, China ranks 42nd 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