Belgium vs Denmark: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent
Belgium
133.06
in 2012
Denmark
80.46
in 2012
Belgium rank
8th
Denmark rank
11th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 133.06 against 80.46 in Denmark, a difference of 52.6.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.7 times Denmark's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Denmark ranks 11th of 27 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.68 | 3 | 8.68 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 43.77 | 16.11 | 27.66 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 80.29 | 58.01 | 22.28 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 155.46 | 122.3 | 33.15 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 156.25 | 99.18 | 57.08 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent, Belgium or Denmark?
- Belgium, at 133.06 against 80.46 in Denmark as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent between Belgium and Denmark?
- 52.6, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Denmark ranks 11th of 27 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent classification (IPC) sections, classes and other typologies (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.