Belgium vs Noord-Brabant: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region
Belgium
1,279 Number
in 2012
Noord-Brabant
1,222 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
13th
Noord-Brabant rank
14th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time
- Belgium
- Noord-Brabant
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1,279 Number against 1,222 Number in Noord-Brabant, a difference of 57 Number.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Noord-Brabant ranks 14th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Noord-Brabant in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Noord-Brabant | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 156.45 Number | 80.4 Number | 76.05 Number | Belgium |
| 1980s | 399.75 Number | 484.22 Number | 84.47 Number | Noord-Brabant |
| 1990s | 872.37 Number | 819.08 Number | 53.29 Number | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1,427 Number | 1,792 Number | 365.43 Number | Noord-Brabant |
| 2010s | 1,430 Number | 1,385 Number | 45.25 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 Noord-Brabant?
- Belgium, at 1,279 Number against 1,222 Number in Noord-Brabant as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Belgium and Noord-Brabant?
- 57 Number, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Noord-Brabant?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Noord-Brabant rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Belgium ranks 13th and Noord-Brabant ranks 14th 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.