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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012) by country

Countries reporting
56
Highest
149.91 Number
United States
Lowest
0.125 Number
Latvia
Median
2.42 Number
Years covered
37
1977–2013
Data points
1,513

What the numbers show

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012) is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 149.91 Number in United States; the lowest is 0.125 Number in Latvia.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.42 Number, and the mean is 14.29 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,199.

Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 38 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 1,026.6%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 87.2%).

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 149.91 Number 2013 down 50.6% rising
1 United States 149.91 Number 2013 down 50.6% rising
3 Germany 62.46 Number 2013 down 40.9% rising
4 Netherlands 51.07 Number 2013 down 50.9% volatile
4 Netherlands 51.07 Number 2013 down 50.9% volatile
6 Japan 45.26 Number 2013 down 59.1% volatile
7 France 38.66 Number 2013 down 23.7% rising
8 United Kingdom 30.78 Number 2013 down 43.0% rising
8 United Kingdom 30.78 Number 2013 down 43.0% rising
10 Italy 27.1 Number 2013 down 46.2% rising
11 Switzerland 21.44 Number 2013 down 36.9% volatile
12 Denmark 18.93 Number 2013 down 63.9% volatile
13 Sweden 12.99 Number 2013 down 19.9% volatile
14 Belgium 10.3 Number 2013 down 70.5% volatile
15 Spain 10.13 Number 2013 down 28.5% volatile
16 Australia 7.5 Number 2013 down 64.7% volatile
17 Finland 6.01 Number 2013 down 29.4% volatile
18 Canada 5.84 Number 2013 down 50.9% volatile
19 Israel 5.47 Number 2013 down 34.7% volatile
20 South Korea 5.21 Number 2013 down 36.1% volatile
20 South Korea 5.21 Number 2013 down 36.1% volatile
22 Mexico 4.05 Number 2013 up 170.0% volatile
23 Türkiye 3.33 Number 2013 up 233.3% volatile
24 South Africa 3.14 Number 2012 up 249.2% volatile
25 Austria 2.76 Number 2013 up 25.0% rising
26 Brazil 2.67 Number 2013 up 257.5% volatile
27 Ireland 2.61 Number 2013 down 25.9% volatile
28 Taiwan 2.43 Number 2013 up 76.9% volatile
29 Hungary 2.4 Number 2012 down 15.7% volatile
30 Russia 2.31 Number 2013 up 124.1% volatile
30 Russia 2.31 Number 2013 up 124.1% volatile
32 New Zealand 2.23 Number 2013 down 86.9% volatile
33 Greece 2 Number 2013 down 18.6% volatile
33 Bulgaria 2 Number 2013 down 16.7% volatile
35 Czechia 1.73 Number 2013 up 292.1% volatile
36 Poland 1.65 Number 2013 down 45.0% volatile
36 Poland 1.65 Number 2013 down 45.0% volatile
38 Romania 1.61 Number 2012 up 1,026.6% volatile
39 Portugal 1.47 Number 2011 up 855.8% volatile
40 India 1.29 Number 2013 down 87.1% volatile
41 Norway 1.17 Number 2013 down 87.2% volatile
42 Slovenia 1.11 Number 2013 up 176.8% volatile
42 Slovenia 1.11 Number 2013 up 176.8% volatile
44 Hong Kong 1.1 Number 2006 up 64.9% rising
45 Slovakia 1 Number 2010 up 400.0% volatile
45 Slovakia 1 Number 2010 up 400.0% volatile
47 Singapore 0.853 Number 2013 down 62.9% volatile
48 Lithuania 0.667 Number 2010 down 33.3% volatile
48 Lithuania 0.667 Number 2010 down 33.3% volatile
50 Luxembourg 0.567 Number 2013 up 126.8% volatile
51 Iceland 0.4 Number 2012 down 61.9% volatile
52 Estonia 0.333 Number 2013 down 66.7% volatile
52 Estonia 0.333 Number 2013 down 66.7% volatile
54 Liechtenstein 0.167 Number 2013 up 198.2% volatile
55 Latvia 0.125 Number 2013 down 85.1% volatile
55 Latvia 0.125 Number 2013 down 85.1% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012)
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Source
Eurostat
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CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
62 places, 1,513 data points, 1977–2013
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