Austria vs Spain: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013
Austria
251.98 Number
in 2012
Spain
265.92 Number
in 2012
Austria rank
11th
Spain rank
10th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time
- Austria
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 265.92 Number against 251.98 Number in Austria, a difference of 13.94 Number.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 11th and Spain ranks 10th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.89 Number | 4.46 Number | 23.44 Number | Austria |
| 1980s | 84.84 Number | 27.19 Number | 57.65 Number | Austria |
| 1990s | 122.77 Number | 107.06 Number | 15.71 Number | Austria |
| 2000s | 227.84 Number | 280.21 Number | 52.36 Number | Spain |
| 2010s | 270.31 Number | 313.2 Number | 42.89 Number | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 265.92 Number against 251.98 Number in Austria as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Austria and Spain?
- 13.94 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
- How do Austria and Spain rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Austria ranks 11th and Spain ranks 10th of 41 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.