Belgium vs Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region
Belgium
1,279 Number
in 2012
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
1,495 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
13th
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank
8th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time
- Belgium
- Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
How they compare
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) currently reports 1,495 Number against 1,279 Number in Belgium, a difference of 216 Number.
That makes Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)'s figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 8th of 41 countries.
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 156.45 Number | 174.68 Number | 18.23 Number | Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) |
| 1980s | 399.75 Number | 584.3 Number | 184.55 Number | Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) |
| 1990s | 872.37 Number | 979.23 Number | 106.87 Number | Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) |
| 2000s | 1,427 Number | 1,564 Number | 137.08 Number | Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) |
| 2010s | 1,430 Number | 1,791 Number | 360.91 Number | Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region, Belgium or Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
- Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), at 1,495 Number against 1,279 Number in Belgium as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Belgium and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
- 216 Number, with Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Belgium ranks 13th and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 8th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.