Spain vs Sweden: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international
Spain
266.55 Number
in 2013
Sweden
264.24 Number
in 2013
Spain rank
16th
Sweden rank
17th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international over time
- Spain
- Sweden
How they compare
Spain currently reports 266.55 Number against 264.24 Number in Sweden, a difference of 2.31 Number.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Sweden ahead.
Spain ranks 16th 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 | Spain | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.46 Number | 46.97 Number | 42.52 Number | Sweden |
| 1980s | 27.23 Number | 148.29 Number | 121.06 Number | Sweden |
| 1990s | 107.14 Number | 285.19 Number | 178.05 Number | Sweden |
| 2000s | 281.89 Number | 420.48 Number | 138.59 Number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 317.64 Number | 362.37 Number | 44.73 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, Spain or Sweden?
- Spain, at 266.55 Number against 264.24 Number in Sweden as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Spain and Sweden?
- 2.31 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
- How do Spain and Sweden rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Spain ranks 16th 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.