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
0200400600200420142025

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.

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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