Portugal vs Romania: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional
Portugal
23.5 Number
in 2012
Romania
27 Number
in 2012
Portugal rank
40th
Romania rank
39th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 27 Number against 23.5 Number in Portugal, a difference of 3.5 Number.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Romania ahead.
Portugal ranks 40th and Romania ranks 39th of 61 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.79 Number | 2.2 Number | 0.59 Number | Portugal |
| 1990s | 9.76 Number | 1.48 Number | 8.28 Number | Portugal |
| 2000s | 55.01 Number | 13.73 Number | 41.28 Number | Portugal |
| 2010s | 48.64 Number | 27.56 Number | 21.08 Number | Portugal |
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, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 27 Number against 23.5 Number in Portugal as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Portugal and Romania?
- 3.5 Number, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2012.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Portugal ranks 40th 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.