Belgium vs Darmstadt: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

Belgium
195.12 Number
in 2012
Darmstadt
199.94 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
13th
Darmstadt rank
16th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time

  • Belgium
  • Darmstadt
0100200300400197719942012

How they compare

Darmstadt currently reports 199.94 Number against 195.12 Number in Belgium, a difference of 4.82 Number.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Darmstadt has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 13th and Darmstadt ranks 16th of 41 countries.

Darmstadt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Darmstadt Difference Ahead
1970s 17.35 Number 53.66 Number 36.32 Number Darmstadt
1980s 63.55 Number 126.02 Number 62.47 Number Darmstadt
1990s 128.25 Number 206.93 Number 78.68 Number Darmstadt
2000s 242.79 Number 304.31 Number 61.52 Number Darmstadt
2010s 234.14 Number 292.89 Number 58.75 Number Darmstadt

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 Darmstadt?
Darmstadt, at 199.94 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 Darmstadt?
4.82 Number, with Darmstadt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Darmstadt?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Belgium and Darmstadt rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Belgium ranks 13th and Darmstadt ranks 16th 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.

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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)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,559 places, 41,187 data points, 1977–2012
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