Belgium vs Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013
Belgium
195.12 Number
in 2012
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
226.33 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
13th
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank
11th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time
- Belgium
- Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
How they compare
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) currently reports 226.33 Number against 195.12 Number in Belgium, a difference of 31.21 Number.
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 13th and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 11th of 41 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 Number | 14.86 Number | 2.49 Number | Belgium |
| 1980s | 63.55 Number | 71.35 Number | 7.8 Number | Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) |
| 1990s | 128.25 Number | 186.02 Number | 57.77 Number | Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) |
| 2000s | 242.79 Number | 262.84 Number | 20.04 Number | Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) |
| 2010s | 234.14 Number | 261.48 Number | 27.34 Number | 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 Number against 195.12 Number 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 Number, 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 13th and Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 11th 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.