Austria vs Belgium: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international
Austria
243.56 Number
in 2013
Belgium
238.63 Number
in 2013
Austria rank
18th
Belgium rank
19th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 243.56 Number against 238.63 Number in Belgium, a difference of 4.93 Number.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 18th and Belgium ranks 19th of 60 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Belgium in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.02 Number | 17.35 Number | 1.67 Number | Austria |
| 1980s | 84.44 Number | 63.59 Number | 20.85 Number | Austria |
| 1990s | 122.72 Number | 128.16 Number | 5.44 Number | Belgium |
| 2000s | 228.67 Number | 244.35 Number | 15.67 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 272.24 Number | 246.15 Number | 26.09 Number | Austria |
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, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 243.56 Number against 238.63 Number in Belgium as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Austria and Belgium?
- 4.93 Number, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Austria ranks 18th 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.