Germany vs South Korea: Triadic patent families by earliest priority year

Germany
881.46 Number
in 2012
South Korea
775.12 Number
in 2012
Germany rank
4th
South Korea rank
5th

Triadic patent families by earliest priority year over time

  • Germany
  • South Korea
02.0k4.0k6.0k197719942012

How they compare

Germany currently reports 881.46 Number against 775.12 Number in South Korea, a difference of 106.34 Number.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 5th of 60 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 521.84 Number 1 Number 520.84 Number Germany
1980s 3,588 Number 9.71 Number 3,579 Number Germany
1990s 4,886 Number 273.68 Number 4,612 Number Germany
2000s 4,322 Number 1,306 Number 3,016 Number Germany
2010s 1,787 Number 1,141 Number 645.19 Number Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher triadic patent families by earliest priority year, Germany or South Korea?
Germany, at 881.46 Number against 775.12 Number in South Korea as of 2012.
What is the difference in triadic patent families by earliest priority year between Germany and South Korea?
106.34 Number, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South Korea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Germany and South Korea rank globally for triadic patent families by earliest priority year?
Germany ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 5th of 60 countries.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Germany vs South Korea: Triadic patent families by earliest priority year. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/triadic-patent-families-by-earliest-priority-year-1977-2012/germany/south-korea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/triadic-patent-families-by-earliest-priority-year-1977-2012/germany/south-korea/">Germany vs South Korea: Triadic patent families by earliest priority year</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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