Belgium vs Spain: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region
Belgium
1,279 Number
in 2012
Spain
1,281 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
13th
Spain rank
12th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1,281 Number against 1,279 Number in Belgium, a difference of 2 Number.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 41 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 156.45 Number | 16.75 Number | 139.7 Number | Belgium |
| 1980s | 399.75 Number | 123.63 Number | 276.12 Number | Belgium |
| 1990s | 872.37 Number | 438.41 Number | 433.96 Number | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1,427 Number | 1,185 Number | 241.56 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,430 Number | 1,418 Number | 11.96 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 Spain?
- Spain, at 1,281 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 Spain?
- 2 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Belgium ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th 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.