Belgium vs Taiwan: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international

Belgium
238.63 Number
in 2013
Taiwan
146.88 Number
in 2013
Belgium rank
19th
Taiwan rank
22nd

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international over time

  • Belgium
  • Taiwan
0100200300197719952013

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 238.63 Number against 146.88 Number in Taiwan, a difference of 91.75 Number.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.6 times Taiwan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 19th and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 60 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Taiwan Difference Ahead
1970s 27.12 Number 1.33 Number 25.79 Number Belgium
1980s 63.59 Number 9.1 Number 54.49 Number Belgium
1990s 128.16 Number 27.16 Number 101 Number Belgium
2000s 244.35 Number 110.72 Number 133.63 Number Belgium
2010s 246.15 Number 158.39 Number 87.76 Number Belgium

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 Taiwan?
Belgium, at 238.63 Number against 146.88 Number in Taiwan as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Belgium and Taiwan?
91.75 Number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Taiwan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2013.
How do Belgium and Taiwan rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
Belgium ranks 19th and Taiwan ranks 22nd 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.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
67 places, 2,107 data points, 1977–2013
Last refreshed