Sweden vs Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional
Sweden
753.4 Number
in 2012
Switzerland
1,232 Number
in 2012
Sweden rank
13th
Switzerland rank
11th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,232 Number against 753.4 Number in Sweden, a difference of 478.6 Number.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 61 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 178.3 Number | 457.95 Number | 279.65 Number | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 623.78 Number | 1,202 Number | 578.35 Number | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1,331 Number | 1,637 Number | 306.01 Number | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2,255 Number | 2,668 Number | 412.79 Number | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1,837 Number | 2,200 Number | 363.88 Number | Switzerland |
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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1,232 Number against 753.4 Number in Sweden as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 478.6 Number, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Sweden ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 11th 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.