BE · 1989 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 1989
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
574
Belgium, 1989
▲ 11.9% vs 1988 (513)
Analysis
In 1989, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 11.9% compared to 1988, reaching 574.
Belgium accounts for 2.3% of the EU-27 total of 24,430.
Belgium ranks 7th out of 18 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 40.0% (from 410 in 1984).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1989
#7 of 18
% of EU-27 total · 1989
2.3%
EU-27: 24,430
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot