Luxembourg vs Poland: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors

Luxembourg
374 Number
in 2025
Poland
621 Number
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
19th
Poland rank
16th

Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Poland
0200400600200420142025

How they compare

Poland currently reports 621 Number against 374 Number in Luxembourg, a difference of 247 Number.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.7 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 19th and Poland ranks 16th of 45 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 244 Number 129.67 Number 114.33 Number Luxembourg
2010s 450.5 Number 407.5 Number 43 Number Luxembourg
2020s 367 Number 598.17 Number 231.17 Number Poland

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, Luxembourg or Poland?
Poland, at 621 Number against 374 Number in Luxembourg as of 2025.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors between Luxembourg and Poland?
247 Number, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Poland?
22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Luxembourg and Poland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
Luxembourg ranks 19th and Poland ranks 16th 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.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
46 places, 982 data points, 2004–2025
Last refreshed