Australia vs Sweden: Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by

Australia
160.62 Number
in 2013
Sweden
191.26 Number
in 2013
Australia rank
18th
Sweden rank
16th

Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by over time

  • Australia
  • Sweden
0100200300400198119972013

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 191.26 Number against 160.62 Number in Australia, a difference of 30.64 Number.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sweden ahead.

Australia ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 16th of 60 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 10.22 Number 13.88 Number 3.66 Number Sweden
1990s 105.56 Number 212.41 Number 106.85 Number Sweden
2000s 245.57 Number 340.58 Number 95.01 Number Sweden
2010s 202.2 Number 277.16 Number 74.96 Number Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by, Australia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 191.26 Number against 160.62 Number in Australia as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by between Australia and Sweden?
30.64 Number, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2013.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by?
Australia ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 16th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
67 places, 1,698 data points, 1978–2013
Last refreshed