Taiwan, China vs Türkiye: Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by

Taiwan, China
34.36 Number
in 2013
Türkiye
56.51 Number
in 2013
Taiwan, China rank
29th
Türkiye rank
26th

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

  • Taiwan, China
  • Türkiye
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How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 56.51 Number against 34.36 Number in Taiwan, China, a difference of 22.15 Number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 1.6 times Taiwan, China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Taiwan, China ahead.

Taiwan, China ranks 29th and Türkiye ranks 26th of 60 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Taiwan, China averaged higher in 1 and Türkiye in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan, China Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 3.27 Number 2.34 Number 0.9229 Number Taiwan, China
2000s 13.03 Number 26.54 Number 13.51 Number Türkiye
2010s 37.74 Number 77.49 Number 39.75 Number Türkiye

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, Taiwan, China or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 56.51 Number against 34.36 Number in Taiwan, China as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by between Taiwan, China and Türkiye?
22.15 Number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan, China and Türkiye?
21 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2013.
How do Taiwan, China and Türkiye rank globally for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by?
Taiwan, China ranks 29th and Türkiye ranks 26th 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