Belgium vs Italy: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent
Belgium
133.06
in 2012
Italy
262.41
in 2012
Belgium rank
8th
Italy rank
6th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 262.41 against 133.06 in Belgium, a difference of 129.35.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.0 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Italy ranks 6th of 27 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.68 | 10.97 | 0.7067 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 43.77 | 122.82 | 79.05 | Italy |
| 1990s | 80.29 | 221.88 | 141.6 | Italy |
| 2000s | 155.46 | 359.8 | 204.35 | Italy |
| 2010s | 156.25 | 311.61 | 155.36 | Italy |
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 Italy?
- Italy, at 262.41 against 133.06 in Belgium as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent between Belgium and Italy?
- 129.35, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Italy ranks 6th 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.