Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Montenegro: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Bosnia and Herzegovina
3 Number
in 2025
Montenegro
5 Number
in 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina rank
44th
Montenegro rank
43rd
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors over time
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 5 Number against 3 Number in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a difference of 2 Number.
That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.7 times Bosnia and Herzegovina's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 44th and Montenegro ranks 43rd of 45 countries.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 Number | 0 Number | 1 Number | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2010s | 1.1 Number | 0.6 Number | 0.5 Number | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2020s | 4.83 Number | 2.33 Number | 2.5 Number | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 5 Number against 3 Number in Bosnia and Herzegovina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro?
- 2 Number, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2025.
- How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro rank globally for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 44th and Montenegro ranks 43rd of 45 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.