Sweden vs Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013
Sweden
275.22 Number
in 2012
Switzerland
589.21 Number
in 2012
Sweden rank
9th
Switzerland rank
8th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 589.21 Number against 275.22 Number in Sweden, a difference of 313.99 Number.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.1 times Sweden's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 41 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.11 Number | 90.27 Number | 54.16 Number | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 148.18 Number | 239.1 Number | 90.92 Number | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 285.17 Number | 349.07 Number | 63.91 Number | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 418.22 Number | 698.29 Number | 280.07 Number | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 347.52 Number | 741.51 Number | 393.99 Number | Switzerland |
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, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 589.21 Number against 275.22 Number in Sweden as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 313.99 Number, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Sweden ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 8th 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.