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

Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
216.97 Number
in 2013
United States of America
149.91 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
3rd
United States of America rank
1st

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

  • Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
  • United States of America
0100200300400500197719952013

How they compare

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 216.97 Number against 149.91 Number in United States of America, a difference of 67.06 Number.

That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 1.4 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st 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) United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 30.01 Number 27.68 Number 2.32 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1980s 140.66 Number 108.87 Number 31.79 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1990s 228.92 Number 181.55 Number 47.37 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2000s 399.47 Number 268.79 Number 130.68 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2010s 317.23 Number 204.4 Number 112.82 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 United States of America?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 216.97 Number against 149.91 Number in United States of America 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 United States of America?
67.06 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and United States of America?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and United States of America rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st 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