Austria vs Sweden: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013
Austria
251.98 Number
in 2012
Sweden
275.22 Number
in 2012
Austria rank
11th
Sweden rank
9th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time
- Austria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 275.22 Number against 251.98 Number in Austria, a difference of 23.24 Number.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Austria ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 9th of 41 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.35 Number | 36.11 Number | 16.76 Number | Sweden |
| 1980s | 84.84 Number | 148.18 Number | 63.34 Number | Sweden |
| 1990s | 122.77 Number | 285.17 Number | 162.4 Number | Sweden |
| 2000s | 227.84 Number | 418.22 Number | 190.37 Number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 270.31 Number | 347.52 Number | 77.21 Number | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 275.22 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 Sweden?
- 23.24 Number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Austria and Sweden rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Austria ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 9th 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.