Austria vs Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Austria
251.98
in 2012
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
226.33
in 2012
Austria rank
9th
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank
11th

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

  • Austria
  • Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
0100200300197719942012

How they compare

Austria currently reports 251.98 against 226.33 in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), a difference of 25.65.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)'s.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ahead.

Austria ranks 9th and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 11th of 31 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) Difference Ahead
1970s 19.35 14.86 4.49 Austria
1980s 84.84 71.35 13.49 Austria
1990s 122.77 186.02 63.25 Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
2000s 227.84 262.84 35 Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
2010s 270.31 261.48 8.83 Austria

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, Austria or Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Austria, at 251.98 against 226.33 in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Austria and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
25.65, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Austria and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Austria ranks 9th and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 11th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013). 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, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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