Belgium vs Sweden: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international
Belgium
238.63 Number
in 2013
Sweden
264.24 Number
in 2013
Belgium rank
19th
Sweden rank
17th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international over time
- Belgium
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 264.24 Number against 238.63 Number in Belgium, a difference of 25.61 Number.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 19th 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 | Belgium | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.35 Number | 36.11 Number | 18.76 Number | Sweden |
| 1980s | 63.59 Number | 148.29 Number | 84.7 Number | Sweden |
| 1990s | 128.16 Number | 285.19 Number | 157.02 Number | Sweden |
| 2000s | 244.35 Number | 420.48 Number | 176.14 Number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 246.15 Number | 362.37 Number | 116.22 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, Belgium or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 264.24 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 Sweden?
- 25.61 Number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do Belgium and Sweden rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Belgium ranks 19th 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.