BE · 1990 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 1990
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
511
Belgium, 1990
▼ 11.0% vs 1989 (574)
Analysis
In 1990, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 11.0% compared to 1989, reaching 511.
Belgium accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 23,401.
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 30.4% (from 392 in 1985).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1990
#7 of 18
% of EU-27 total · 1990
2.2%
EU-27: 23,401
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot