Belgium vs Spain: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent
Belgium
133.06
in 2012
Spain
208.75
in 2012
Belgium rank
8th
Spain rank
7th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 208.75 against 133.06 in Belgium, a difference of 75.69.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 8th and Spain ranks 7th of 27 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.21 | 3.56 | 12.66 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 43.77 | 23.28 | 20.49 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 80.29 | 86.27 | 5.98 | Spain |
| 2000s | 155.46 | 220.33 | 64.88 | Spain |
| 2010s | 156.25 | 237.81 | 81.55 | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 208.75 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 Spain?
- 75.69, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Belgium ranks 8th and Spain ranks 7th 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.