All countries of the world vs Japan: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international

All countries of the world
18,956 Number
in 2013
Japan
1,578 Number
in 2013
All countries of the world rank
1st
Japan rank
4th

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

  • All countries of the world
  • Japan
010.0k20.0k30.0k197719952013

How they compare

All countries of the world currently reports 18,956 Number against 1,578 Number in Japan, a difference of 17,378 Number.

That makes All countries of the world's figure about 12.0 times Japan's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, All countries of the world has been ahead every year.

All countries of the world ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 7 regions.

All countries of the world has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade All countries of the world Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 1,362 Number 77.76 Number 1,284 Number All countries of the world
1980s 5,661 Number 578.59 Number 5,082 Number All countries of the world
1990s 11,971 Number 1,023 Number 10,948 Number All countries of the world
2000s 22,621 Number 2,039 Number 20,582 Number All countries of the world
2010s 21,695 Number 1,903 Number 19,792 Number All countries of the world

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by international, All countries of the world or Japan?
All countries of the world, at 18,956 Number against 1,578 Number in Japan as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between All countries of the world and Japan?
17,378 Number, with All countries of the world ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for All countries of the world and Japan?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do All countries of the world and Japan rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
All countries of the world ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 7 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (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 international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
67 places, 2,107 data points, 1977–2013
Last refreshed