Luxembourg vs Vlaams Gewest: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Luxembourg
6.28
in 2012
Vlaams Gewest
130.31
in 2012
Luxembourg rank
23rd
Vlaams Gewest rank
26th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Vlaams Gewest
050100150200197719942012

How they compare

Vlaams Gewest currently reports 130.31 against 6.28 in Luxembourg, a difference of 124.03.

That makes Vlaams Gewest's figure about 20.8 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Vlaams Gewest has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Vlaams Gewest ranks 26th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Vlaams Gewest Difference Ahead
1970s 1 13.39 12.39 Vlaams Gewest
1980s 1.07 38.13 37.07 Vlaams Gewest
1990s 2.54 81.33 78.78 Vlaams Gewest
2000s 5.03 157.56 152.53 Vlaams Gewest
2010s 7.86 160.3 152.44 Vlaams Gewest

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, Luxembourg or Vlaams Gewest?
Vlaams Gewest, at 130.31 against 6.28 in Luxembourg as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Luxembourg and Vlaams Gewest?
124.03, with Vlaams Gewest ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Vlaams Gewest?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
How do Luxembourg and Vlaams Gewest rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Vlaams Gewest ranks 26th of 31 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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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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