Luxembourg vs Portugal: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Luxembourg
57.85 Number
in 2012
Portugal
91.1 Number
in 2012
Luxembourg rank
27th
Portugal rank
24th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Portugal
0255075100125197719942012

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 91.1 Number against 57.85 Number in Luxembourg, a difference of 33.25 Number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.6 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 24th of 41 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 14.52 Number 0.7767 Number 13.74 Number Luxembourg
1980s 27.61 Number 5.33 Number 22.28 Number Luxembourg
1990s 40.59 Number 17.96 Number 22.63 Number Luxembourg
2000s 85.53 Number 80.83 Number 4.71 Number Luxembourg
2010s 67.88 Number 101.24 Number 33.36 Number Portugal

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, Luxembourg or Portugal?
Portugal, at 91.1 Number against 57.85 Number in Luxembourg as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Luxembourg and Portugal?
33.25 Number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Luxembourg ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 24th 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