Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Belgium
Belgium: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional was 540.01 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in Belgium, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 540.01 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.4% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Belgium peaked at 1,283 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 47.05 Number, in 1977.
Belgium ranks 19th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 47.05 Number | — |
| 1978 | 132.67 Number | +182.0% |
| 1979 | 186.07 Number | +40.3% |
| 1980 | 182.19 Number | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 186.11 Number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 225.01 Number | +20.9% |
| 1983 | 245.95 Number | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 313.71 Number | +27.6% |
| 1985 | 313.61 Number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 380.54 Number | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 395.48 Number | +3.9% |
| 1988 | 421.02 Number | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 485.7 Number | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 437.5 Number | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 517.54 Number | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 593.56 Number | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 719.93 Number | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 690.24 Number | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 689.18 Number | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 778.67 Number | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 979.34 Number | +25.8% |
| 1998 | 976.8 Number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,158 Number | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 1,114 Number | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 969.02 Number | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 1,111 Number | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 1,130 Number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,256 Number | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 1,238 Number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,283 Number | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1,277 Number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1,235 Number | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 1,110 Number | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 1,212 Number | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 989.92 Number | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 540.01 Number | -45.4% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 540.01 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 69.23 Number, 7.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 540.01 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.43 Number, 9.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional 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 | +182.0% | 47.05 Number | 132.67 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 121.93 Number | 47.05 Number | 186.07 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 314.93 Number | 182.19 Number | 485.7 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 754.1 Number | 437.5 Number | 1,158 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,172 Number | 969.02 Number | 1,283 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 914.04 Number | 540.01 Number | 1,212 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More science & technology data for Belgium
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- 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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 412 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Belgium?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Belgium was 540.01 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1,283 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.05 Number in 1977.
- How does Belgium rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Belgium ranks 19th out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. 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 Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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