Austria vs Sweden: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international
Austria
243.56 Number
in 2013
Sweden
264.24 Number
in 2013
Austria rank
18th
Sweden rank
17th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 264.24 Number against 243.56 Number in Austria, a difference of 20.68 Number.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 17th of 60 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.02 Number | 36.11 Number | 17.09 Number | Sweden |
| 1980s | 84.44 Number | 148.29 Number | 63.85 Number | Sweden |
| 1990s | 122.72 Number | 285.19 Number | 162.47 Number | Sweden |
| 2000s | 228.67 Number | 420.48 Number | 191.81 Number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 272.24 Number | 362.37 Number | 90.13 Number | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 264.24 Number against 243.56 Number in Austria as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Austria and Sweden?
- 20.68 Number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Austria ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 17th 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.