Australia vs Belgium: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international
Australia
175.53 Number
in 2013
Belgium
238.63 Number
in 2013
Australia rank
21st
Belgium rank
19th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international over time
- Australia
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 238.63 Number against 175.53 Number in Australia, a difference of 63.1 Number.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Belgium ranks 19th of 60 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Belgium in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.99 Number | 17.35 Number | 0.6467 Number | Australia |
| 1980s | 77.13 Number | 63.59 Number | 13.54 Number | Australia |
| 1990s | 132.35 Number | 128.16 Number | 4.19 Number | Australia |
| 2000s | 287.38 Number | 244.35 Number | 43.03 Number | Australia |
| 2010s | 219.9 Number | 246.15 Number | 26.25 Number | Belgium |
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, Australia or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 238.63 Number against 175.53 Number in Australia as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Australia and Belgium?
- 63.1 Number, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Belgium?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do Australia and Belgium rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Australia ranks 21st and Belgium ranks 19th of 60 countries.
- 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.