BE · 1999 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 1999
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,344
Belgium, 1999
▲ 16.5% vs 1998 (1,154)
Analysis
In 1999, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 16.5% compared to 1998, reaching 1,344.
Belgium accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 43,256.
Belgium ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 73.2% (from 776 in 1994).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1999
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 1999
3.1%
EU-27: 43,256
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot