Belgium vs Spain: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013
Belgium
195.12 Number
in 2012
Spain
265.92 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
13th
Spain rank
10th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 265.92 Number against 195.12 Number in Belgium, a difference of 70.8 Number.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Spain ranks 10th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.72 Number | 4.46 Number | 20.27 Number | Belgium |
| 1980s | 63.55 Number | 27.19 Number | 36.36 Number | Belgium |
| 1990s | 128.25 Number | 107.06 Number | 21.19 Number | Belgium |
| 2000s | 242.79 Number | 280.21 Number | 37.41 Number | Spain |
| 2010s | 234.14 Number | 313.2 Number | 79.06 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, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 265.92 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 Spain?
- 70.8 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Belgium ranks 13th 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.