Luxembourg vs Singapore: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional

Luxembourg
30.85 Number
in 2012
Singapore
49.34 Number
in 2012
Luxembourg rank
34th
Singapore rank
32nd

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Singapore
050100150200197719942012

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 49.34 Number against 30.85 Number in Luxembourg, a difference of 18.49 Number.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.6 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 34th and Singapore ranks 32nd of 61 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 13 Number 1 Number 12 Number Luxembourg
1980s 25.07 Number 5.16 Number 19.91 Number Luxembourg
1990s 36.59 Number 51.25 Number 14.65 Number Singapore
2000s 76.57 Number 159.32 Number 82.74 Number Singapore
2010s 48.25 Number 127.39 Number 79.14 Number Singapore

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, Luxembourg or Singapore?
Singapore, at 49.34 Number against 30.85 Number in Luxembourg as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Luxembourg and Singapore?
18.49 Number, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Singapore?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
How do Luxembourg and Singapore rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Luxembourg ranks 34th and Singapore ranks 32nd 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