Netherlands vs United Kingdom: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Netherlands
667.59 Number
in 2012
United Kingdom
724.25 Number
in 2012
Netherlands rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
3rd

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

  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
05001.0k1.5k197719942012

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 724.25 Number against 667.59 Number in Netherlands, a difference of 56.66 Number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 29.46 Number 153.65 Number 124.2 Number United Kingdom
1980s 153.58 Number 455.29 Number 301.71 Number United Kingdom
1990s 310 Number 778.85 Number 468.85 Number United Kingdom
2000s 607.42 Number 1,195 Number 587.08 Number United Kingdom
2010s 709.45 Number 982.78 Number 273.33 Number United Kingdom

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, Netherlands or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 724.25 Number against 667.59 Number in Netherlands as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Netherlands and United Kingdom?
56.66 Number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Netherlands and United Kingdom rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Netherlands ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd 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
1,543 places, 40,966 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed