Austria vs Belgium: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 1,745 Patents against 1,562 Patents in Belgium, a difference of 183 Patents.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 9th and Belgium ranks 12th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Belgium in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.99 Patents | 112.82 Patents | 31.83 Patents | Belgium |
| 1980s | 411.99 Patents | 312.73 Patents | 99.26 Patents | Austria |
| 1990s | 653.16 Patents | 662 Patents | 8.83 Patents | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1,216 Patents | 1,339 Patents | 122.34 Patents | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,887 Patents | 1,671 Patents | 216.31 Patents | Austria |
| 2020s | 1,984 Patents | 1,780 Patents | 204.26 Patents | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 1,745 Patents against 1,562 Patents in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications between Austria and Belgium?
- 183 Patents, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications?
- Austria ranks 9th and Belgium ranks 12th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents in OECD selected technologies — 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 (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.