Belgium vs Niedersachsen: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Belgium
1,279 Number
in 2012
Niedersachsen
1,191 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
13th
Niedersachsen rank
15th

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

  • Belgium
  • Niedersachsen
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1,279 Number against 1,191 Number in Niedersachsen, a difference of 88 Number.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Niedersachsen's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 13th and Niedersachsen ranks 15th of 41 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Niedersachsen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Niedersachsen Difference Ahead
1970s 156.45 Number 120.36 Number 36.09 Number Belgium
1980s 399.75 Number 482 Number 82.24 Number Niedersachsen
1990s 872.37 Number 907.78 Number 35.41 Number Niedersachsen
2000s 1,427 Number 1,392 Number 34.56 Number Belgium
2010s 1,430 Number 1,362 Number 68.56 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 Niedersachsen?
Belgium, at 1,279 Number against 1,191 Number in Niedersachsen as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Belgium and Niedersachsen?
88 Number, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Niedersachsen?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Belgium and Niedersachsen rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Belgium ranks 13th and Niedersachsen ranks 15th 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