Belgium vs Manner-Suomi: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Belgium
1,279 Number
in 2012
Manner-Suomi
1,318 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
13th
Manner-Suomi rank
13th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time

  • Belgium
  • Manner-Suomi
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How they compare

Manner-Suomi currently reports 1,318 Number against 1,279 Number in Belgium, a difference of 39 Number.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 13th and Manner-Suomi ranks 13th of 41 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Manner-Suomi Difference Ahead
1970s 156.45 Number 18.83 Number 137.62 Number Belgium
1980s 399.75 Number 193.26 Number 206.5 Number Belgium
1990s 872.37 Number 782.07 Number 90.29 Number Belgium
2000s 1,427 Number 1,332 Number 95.09 Number Belgium
2010s 1,430 Number 1,338 Number 92.45 Number Belgium

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 Manner-Suomi?
Manner-Suomi, at 1,318 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 Manner-Suomi?
39 Number, with Manner-Suomi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Manner-Suomi?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Belgium and Manner-Suomi rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Belgium ranks 13th and Manner-Suomi ranks 13th 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.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,675 places, 49,904 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed