Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) vs Germany: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
216.97 Number
in 2013
Germany
62.46 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank
3rd
Germany rank
3rd

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

  • Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
  • Germany
0100200300400500197719952013

How they compare

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) currently reports 216.97 Number against 62.46 Number in Germany, a difference of 154.51 Number.

That makes Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)'s figure about 3.5 times Germany's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) has been ahead every year.

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 3rd of 6 regions.

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 30.01 Number 15.54 Number 14.47 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
1980s 140.66 Number 48.35 Number 92.31 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
1990s 229.02 Number 61.77 Number 167.25 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
2000s 399.78 Number 112.23 Number 287.56 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
2010s 317.39 Number 81.65 Number 235.75 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

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 - 19 countries (2015-2022) or Germany?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), at 216.97 Number against 62.46 Number in Germany as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 between Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Germany?
154.51 Number, with Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Germany?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Germany rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 3rd 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