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

Hong Kong, China
15.98 Number
in 2012
Romania
27 Number
in 2012
Hong Kong, China rank
42nd
Romania rank
39th

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Romania
0204060197819952012

How they compare

Romania currently reports 27 Number against 15.98 Number in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 11.02 Number.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.7 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Romania ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 39th of 61 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 9.45 Number 2.2 Number 7.25 Number Hong Kong, China
1990s 25.19 Number 1.48 Number 23.71 Number Hong Kong, China
2000s 37.44 Number 13.73 Number 23.71 Number Hong Kong, China
2010s 18.49 Number 27.56 Number 9.07 Number Romania

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 Romania?
Romania, at 27 Number against 15.98 Number in Hong Kong, China as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Hong Kong, China and Romania?
11.02 Number, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Romania?
27 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2012.
How do Hong Kong, China and Romania rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Hong Kong, China ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 39th 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