Israel vs Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international

Israel
344.03 Number
in 2013
Switzerland
573.78 Number
in 2013
Israel rank
14th
Switzerland rank
11th

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

  • Israel
  • Switzerland
0200400600800197719952013

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 573.78 Number against 344.03 Number in Israel, a difference of 229.75 Number.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.7 times Israel's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 11th of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 2.9 Number 90.36 Number 87.46 Number Switzerland
1980s 30.77 Number 239.05 Number 208.28 Number Switzerland
1990s 128.69 Number 349.23 Number 220.55 Number Switzerland
2000s 407.51 Number 703.68 Number 296.16 Number Switzerland
2010s 387.12 Number 753.73 Number 366.61 Number Switzerland

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, Israel or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 573.78 Number against 344.03 Number in Israel as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Israel and Switzerland?
229.75 Number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Switzerland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Israel and Switzerland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
Israel ranks 14th and Switzerland ranks 11th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Israel vs Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-international-patent-classification-2/israel/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-international-patent-classification-2/israel/switzerland/">Israel vs Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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