BE · 1993 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 1993
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
800
Belgium, 1993
▲ 18.2% vs 1992 (677)
Analysis
In 1993, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 18.2% compared to 1992, reaching 800.
Belgium accounts for 3.3% of the EU-27 total of 24,498.
Belgium ranks 6th out of 23 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 55.9% (from 513 in 1988).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1993
#6 of 23
% of EU-27 total · 1993
3.3%
EU-27: 24,498
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot