Luxembourg vs Portugal: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors
Luxembourg
374 Number
in 2025
Portugal
368 Number
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
19th
Portugal rank
20th
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 374 Number against 368 Number in Portugal, a difference of 6 Number.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 20th of 45 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 244 Number | 73.5 Number | 170.5 Number | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 450.5 Number | 138.7 Number | 311.8 Number | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 367 Number | 316.5 Number | 50.5 Number | Luxembourg |
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 Portugal?
- Luxembourg, at 374 Number against 368 Number in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 6 Number, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 20th 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.