Mexico vs Taiwan, China: Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority

Mexico
7 Number
in 2013
Taiwan, China
26 Number
in 2013
Mexico rank
20th
Taiwan, China rank
17th

Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority over time

  • Mexico
  • Taiwan, China
010203040198419982013

How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 26 Number against 7 Number in Mexico, a difference of 19 Number.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 3.7 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Taiwan, China ahead.

Mexico ranks 20th and Taiwan, China ranks 17th of 22 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan, China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1980s 1 Number 1 Number 0 Number
1990s 6.3 Number 4 Number 2.3 Number Mexico
2000s 12.5 Number 21.1 Number 8.6 Number Taiwan, China
2010s 16.25 Number 34.5 Number 18.25 Number Taiwan, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority, Mexico or Taiwan, China?
Taiwan, China, at 26 Number against 7 Number in Mexico as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority between Mexico and Taiwan, China?
19 Number, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Taiwan, China?
25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2013.
How do Mexico and Taiwan, China rank globally for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority?
Mexico ranks 20th and Taiwan, China ranks 17th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (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 with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
23 places, 745 data points, 1977–2013
Last refreshed