Belgium vs Denmark: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international
Belgium
238.63 Number
in 2013
Denmark
214.13 Number
in 2013
Belgium rank
19th
Denmark rank
20th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 238.63 Number against 214.13 Number in Denmark, a difference of 24.5 Number.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Denmark ahead.
Belgium ranks 19th and Denmark ranks 20th of 60 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Denmark in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.35 Number | 10.9 Number | 6.45 Number | Belgium |
| 1980s | 63.59 Number | 56.21 Number | 7.38 Number | Belgium |
| 1990s | 128.16 Number | 151.78 Number | 23.61 Number | Denmark |
| 2000s | 244.35 Number | 321.46 Number | 77.11 Number | Denmark |
| 2010s | 246.15 Number | 258.1 Number | 11.96 Number | Denmark |
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, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 238.63 Number against 214.13 Number in Denmark as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Belgium and Denmark?
- 24.5 Number, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Denmark ranks 20th 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.