Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs Japan: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2

Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
216.97 Number
in 2013
Japan
45.26 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
3rd
Japan rank
6th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 over time

  • Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
  • Japan
0100200300400500197719952013

How they compare

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 216.97 Number against 45.26 Number in Japan, a difference of 171.71 Number.

That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 4.8 times Japan's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has been ahead every year.

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 6 regions.

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 18 countries (2014) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 30.01 Number 0.8833 Number 29.12 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1980s 140.66 Number 33.85 Number 106.81 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1990s 228.92 Number 64.22 Number 164.71 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2000s 399.47 Number 90.51 Number 308.95 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2010s 317.23 Number 63.41 Number 253.82 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) or Japan?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 216.97 Number against 45.26 Number in Japan as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
171.71 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 6th of 6 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (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 NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
62 places, 1,513 data points, 1977–2013
Last refreshed