High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Belgium
Belgium: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 321.52 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Belgium, 1977–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 321.52 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Belgium peaked at 367.06 Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1977.
That places Belgium 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 Number | — |
| 1978 | 6 Number | +500.0% |
| 1979 | 10.5 Number | +75.0% |
| 1980 | 21.53 Number | +105.0% |
| 1981 | 12.5 Number | -41.9% |
| 1982 | 22.33 Number | +78.6% |
| 1983 | 28.5 Number | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 39.38 Number | +38.2% |
| 1985 | 40.4 Number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 40.65 Number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 50.8 Number | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 65.67 Number | +29.3% |
| 1989 | 52.82 Number | -19.6% |
| 1990 | 81.23 Number | +53.8% |
| 1991 | 92.48 Number | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 99.85 Number | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 129.98 Number | +30.2% |
| 1994 | 125.54 Number | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 165.68 Number | +32.0% |
| 1996 | 140.21 Number | -15.4% |
| 1997 | 210.91 Number | +50.4% |
| 1998 | 255.15 Number | +21.0% |
| 1999 | 331.7 Number | +30.0% |
| 2000 | 272.2 Number | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 295.98 Number | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 367.06 Number | +24.0% |
| 2003 | 295.94 Number | -19.4% |
| 2004 | 342.36 Number | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 356.24 Number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 337.54 Number | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 358.44 Number | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 324.68 Number | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 303.91 Number | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 285.34 Number | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 319.26 Number | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 361.14 Number | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 321.52 Number | -11.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 321.52 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 4.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 321.52 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.72 Number, 6.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +500.0% | 1 Number | 6 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.83 Number | 1 Number | 10.5 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 37.46 Number | 12.5 Number | 65.67 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.27 Number | 81.23 Number | 331.7 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 325.44 Number | 272.2 Number | 367.06 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 321.81 Number | 285.34 Number | 361.14 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Belgium?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Belgium was 321.52 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 367.06 Number in 2002.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1977.
- How does Belgium rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Belgium ranks 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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