BE · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,655
Belgium, 2017
▲ 4.2% vs 2016 (1,589)
Analysis
In 2017, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 4.2% compared to 2016, reaching 1,655.
Belgium accounts for 3.4% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 9.9% (from 1,506 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#7 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
3.4%
EU-27: 49,211
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot