BE · 1998 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 1998
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,154
Belgium, 1998
▲ 0.2% vs 1997 (1,152)
Analysis
In 1998, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.2% compared to 1997, reaching 1,154.
Belgium accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 39,695.
Belgium ranks 7th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 44.3% (from 800 in 1993).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1998
#7 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1998
2.9%
EU-27: 39,695
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot