China except Hong Kong vs Netherlands: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international

China except Hong Kong
502.02 Number
in 2013
Netherlands
621.02 Number
in 2013
China except Hong Kong rank
6th
Netherlands rank
9th

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

  • China except Hong Kong
  • Netherlands
0200400600800197719952013

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 621.02 Number against 502.02 Number in China except Hong Kong, a difference of 119 Number.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times China except Hong Kong's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

China except Hong Kong ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 7 regions.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China except Hong Kong Netherlands Difference Ahead
1980s 3.49 Number 176.46 Number 172.96 Number Netherlands
1990s 16.01 Number 310.2 Number 294.19 Number Netherlands
2000s 186.85 Number 612.19 Number 425.34 Number Netherlands
2010s 447.14 Number 746.46 Number 299.31 Number Netherlands

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, China except Hong Kong or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 621.02 Number against 502.02 Number in China except Hong Kong as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between China except Hong Kong and Netherlands?
119 Number, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China except Hong Kong and Netherlands?
31 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2013.
How do China except Hong Kong and Netherlands rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
China except Hong Kong ranks 6th and Netherlands ranks 9th of 7 regions.
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