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

Belgium
195.12
in 2012
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
226.33
in 2012
Belgium rank
11th
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank
11th

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

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

How they compare

Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) currently reports 226.33 against 195.12 in Belgium, a difference of 31.21.

That makes Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)'s figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) Difference Ahead
1970s 17.35 14.86 2.49 Belgium
1980s 63.55 71.35 7.8 Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
1990s 128.25 186.02 57.77 Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
2000s 242.79 262.84 20.04 Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
2010s 234.14 261.48 27.34 Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)

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 Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), at 226.33 against 195.12 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 Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
31.21, with Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Belgium and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Belgium ranks 11th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Belgium vs Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 12 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-nuts-3-region-international-patent/belgium/centre-est-fr-nuts-2013/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-nuts-3-region-international-patent/belgium/centre-est-fr-nuts-2013/">Belgium vs Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed