Cataluña vs Luxembourg: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

Cataluña
123.76 Number
in 2012
Luxembourg
6.28 Number
in 2012
Cataluña rank
28th
Luxembourg rank
28th

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

  • Cataluña
  • Luxembourg
050100150197819952012

How they compare

Cataluña currently reports 123.76 Number against 6.28 Number in Luxembourg, a difference of 117.48 Number.

That makes Cataluña's figure about 19.7 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Cataluña ranks 28th and Luxembourg ranks 28th of 1518 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cataluña averaged higher in 4 and Luxembourg in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cataluña Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1970s 0.9 Number 1 Number 0.1 Number Luxembourg
1980s 16.35 Number 1.07 Number 15.28 Number Cataluña
1990s 43.54 Number 2.54 Number 40.99 Number Cataluña
2000s 130.39 Number 5.03 Number 125.36 Number Cataluña
2010s 139.18 Number 7.86 Number 131.32 Number Cataluña

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, Cataluña or Luxembourg?
Cataluña, at 123.76 Number against 6.28 Number in Luxembourg as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Cataluña and Luxembourg?
117.48 Number, with Cataluña ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cataluña and Luxembourg?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
How do Cataluña and Luxembourg rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Cataluña ranks 28th and Luxembourg ranks 28th of 1518 regions.
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
Last refreshed