Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) vs Sweden: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
226.33 Number
in 2012
Sweden
275.22 Number
in 2012
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank
11th
Sweden rank
9th

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

  • Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)
  • Sweden
0100200300400500197719942012

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 275.22 Number against 226.33 Number in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), a difference of 48.89 Number.

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

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

Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 9th of 1518 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 14.86 Number 36.11 Number 21.25 Number Sweden
1980s 71.35 Number 148.18 Number 76.83 Number Sweden
1990s 186.02 Number 285.17 Number 99.15 Number Sweden
2000s 262.84 Number 418.22 Number 155.38 Number Sweden
2010s 261.48 Number 347.52 Number 86.04 Number Sweden

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, Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) or Sweden?
Sweden, at 275.22 Number against 226.33 Number in Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) and Sweden?
48.89 Number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) and Sweden?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) and Sweden rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Centre-Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 11th and Sweden ranks 9th 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