Belgium vs Taiwan, China: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications
Belgium
1,562 Patents
in 2023
Taiwan, China
1,488 Patents
in 2023
Belgium rank
12th
Taiwan, China rank
13th
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications over time
- Belgium
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1,562 Patents against 1,488 Patents in Taiwan, China, a difference of 74 Patents.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 12th and Taiwan, China ranks 13th of 88 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 112.82 Patents | 3 Patents | 109.82 Patents | Belgium |
| 1980s | 312.73 Patents | 36.3 Patents | 276.43 Patents | Belgium |
| 1990s | 662 Patents | 139.11 Patents | 522.89 Patents | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1,339 Patents | 716.49 Patents | 622.33 Patents | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,671 Patents | 1,435 Patents | 235.58 Patents | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1,780 Patents | 1,431 Patents | 348.39 Patents | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications, Belgium or Taiwan, China?
- Belgium, at 1,562 Patents against 1,488 Patents in Taiwan, China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications between Belgium and Taiwan, China?
- 74 Patents, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Taiwan, China?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Taiwan, China rank globally for patents by wipo technology domains — patent applications?
- Belgium ranks 12th and Taiwan, China ranks 13th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent counts by technology domains developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)