Belgium vs Spain: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international
Belgium
238.63 Number
in 2013
Spain
266.55 Number
in 2013
Belgium rank
19th
Spain rank
16th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 266.55 Number against 238.63 Number in Belgium, a difference of 27.92 Number.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th of 60 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.72 Number | 4.46 Number | 20.27 Number | Belgium |
| 1980s | 63.59 Number | 27.23 Number | 36.36 Number | Belgium |
| 1990s | 128.16 Number | 107.14 Number | 21.02 Number | Belgium |
| 2000s | 244.35 Number | 281.89 Number | 37.54 Number | Spain |
| 2010s | 246.15 Number | 317.64 Number | 71.5 Number | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 266.55 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 Belgium and Spain?
- 27.92 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Spain ranks 16th 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.