Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs Japan: Triadic patent families by earliest priority year

Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1,940 Number
in 2012
Japan
5,460 Number
in 2012
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
4th
Japan rank
3rd

Triadic patent families by earliest priority year over time

  • Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
  • Japan
05.0k10.0k15.0k197719942012

How they compare

Japan currently reports 5,460 Number against 1,940 Number in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), a difference of 3,520 Number.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.8 times Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 6 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 18 countries (2014) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 2,174 Number 620.83 Number 1,553 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1980s 6,354 Number 5,515 Number 839.09 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1990s 9,503 Number 10,025 Number 521.5 Number Japan
2000s 8,901 Number 13,000 Number 4,099 Number Japan
2010s 3,910 Number 8,977 Number 5,067 Number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher triadic patent families by earliest priority year, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) or Japan?
Japan, at 5,460 Number against 1,940 Number in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) as of 2012.
What is the difference in triadic patent families by earliest priority year between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
3,520 Number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan rank globally for triadic patent families by earliest priority year?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 6 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,008 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed