Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Belgium
Belgium: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 1,655 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
1,655 Number
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
17th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1,655 Number
in 2017
All-time low
247.77 Number
in 1979
Years of data
39
1979–2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Belgium, 1979–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 1,655 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2017. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Belgium peaked at 1,655 Number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 247.77 Number, in 1979.
Belgium ranks 17th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 247.77 Number | — |
| 1980 | 250.78 Number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 249.67 Number | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 314.57 Number | +26.0% |
| 1983 | 328.78 Number | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 410.87 Number | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 392.86 Number | -4.4% |
| 1986 | 461.23 Number | +17.4% |
| 1987 | 497.23 Number | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 513.08 Number | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 574.15 Number | +11.9% |
| 1990 | 511.6 Number | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 588.75 Number | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 677.39 Number | +15.1% |
| 1993 | 800.07 Number | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 776.71 Number | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 812.36 Number | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 898.01 Number | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 1,153 Number | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 1,154 Number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,344 Number | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 1,313 Number | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1,215 Number | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1,335 Number | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 1,363 Number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1,520 Number | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 1,519 Number | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,542 Number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,565 Number | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,501 Number | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 1,418 Number | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1,515 Number | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 1,517 Number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1,507 Number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,536 Number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,543 Number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,570 Number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1,589 Number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,655 Number | +4.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 1,655 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 385.44 Number, 4.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 1,655 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 364.42 Number, 4.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 247.77 Number | 247.77 Number | 247.77 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 399.32 Number | 249.67 Number | 574.15 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 871.64 Number | 511.6 Number | 1,344 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,429 Number | 1,215 Number | 1,565 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,554 Number | 1,507 Number | 1,655 Number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 103.91 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 396.38 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.687 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9084 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,816 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in Belgium?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in Belgium was 1,655 Number in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,655 Number in 2017.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 247.77 Number in 1979.
- How does Belgium rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Belgium ranks 17th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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