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Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012) by country

Countries reporting
60
Highest
6,083 Number
United States
Lowest
0.75 Number
Hong Kong
Median
14.22 Number
Years covered
36
1977–2012
Data points
2,008

What the numbers show

Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012) is currently reported for 60 countries. The highest value is 6,083 Number in United States; the lowest is 0.75 Number in Hong Kong.

The median across all reporting countries is 14.22 Number, and the mean is 388.42 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8,111.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 682.7%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 94.8%).

Triadic patent families by earliest priority year: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 6,083 Number 2012 down 53.2% rising
1 United States 6,083 Number 2012 down 53.2% rising
3 Japan 5,460 Number 2012 down 58.0% rising
4 Germany 881.46 Number 2012 down 81.2% rising
5 South Korea 775.12 Number 2012 down 35.0% volatile
5 South Korea 775.12 Number 2012 down 35.0% volatile
7 France 381.94 Number 2012 down 79.9% rising
8 United Kingdom 341.35 Number 2012 down 75.1% rising
8 United Kingdom 341.35 Number 2012 down 75.1% rising
10 Switzerland 282.73 Number 2012 down 58.9% rising
11 Netherlands 205.82 Number 2012 down 82.1% rising
11 Netherlands 205.82 Number 2012 down 82.1% rising
13 Canada 178.71 Number 2012 down 65.4% rising
14 Taiwan 172.05 Number 2012 up 125.0% volatile
15 Sweden 159.28 Number 2012 down 71.4% rising
16 Italy 143.43 Number 2012 down 76.3% rising
17 India 116.57 Number 2012 down 14.8% volatile
18 Israel 116.04 Number 2012 down 53.8% volatile
19 Belgium 104.04 Number 2012 down 63.5% rising
20 Austria 69.09 Number 2012 down 70.8% rising
21 Spain 61.95 Number 2012 down 57.1% volatile
22 Finland 51.09 Number 2012 down 76.4% volatile
23 Denmark 47.46 Number 2012 down 75.3% volatile
24 Australia 40.62 Number 2012 down 86.9% rising
25 Russia 22.5 Number 2012 down 58.0% rising
25 Russia 22.5 Number 2012 down 58.0% rising
27 Poland 21.48 Number 2012 up 71.6% volatile
27 Poland 21.48 Number 2012 up 71.6% volatile
29 Ireland 15.98 Number 2012 down 61.5% volatile
30 Norway 14.86 Number 2012 down 82.5% volatile
31 Brazil 13.58 Number 2012 down 58.1% volatile
32 Singapore 12.69 Number 2012 down 81.8% volatile
33 New Zealand 10.89 Number 2012 down 82.1% volatile
34 Luxembourg 8.65 Number 2012 down 5.4% rising
35 Romania 7.67 Number 2012 up 682.7% volatile
36 Hungary 7.15 Number 2012 down 73.3% falling
37 Czechia 6.58 Number 2012 down 54.0% volatile
38 Türkiye 6.03 Number 2012 down 22.0% volatile
39 Portugal 4.33 Number 2012 down 37.2% volatile
40 South Africa 4.2 Number 2012 down 73.2% rising
41 Slovenia 2.5 Number 2012 down 81.1% volatile
41 Slovenia 2.5 Number 2012 down 81.1% volatile
43 Bulgaria 2.17 Number 2012 up 29.9% volatile
44 Estonia 1.7 Number 2011 down 21.7% volatile
44 Estonia 1.7 Number 2011 down 21.7% volatile
46 Croatia 1.4 Number 2012 down 92.1% volatile
46 Croatia 1.4 Number 2012 down 92.1% volatile
48 Mexico 1.35 Number 2012 down 85.4% volatile
49 Slovakia 1.2 Number 2012 down 61.7% volatile
49 Slovakia 1.2 Number 2012 down 61.7% volatile
51 Liechtenstein 1.17 Number 2012 down 86.4% volatile
52 Iceland 1.13 Number 2011 down 72.9% volatile
53 Lithuania 1 Number 2012 down 62.4% volatile
53 Latvia 1 Number 2011 down 23.1% volatile
53 Cyprus 1 Number 2012 down 57.1% volatile
53 Greece 1 Number 2012 down 87.0% volatile
53 Malta 1 Number 2008 unchanged falling
53 Latvia 1 Number 2011 down 23.1% volatile
53 Lithuania 1 Number 2012 down 62.4% volatile
60 Hong Kong 0.75 Number 2012 down 94.8% 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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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
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