Patent applications, nonresidents in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Patent applications, nonresidents was 1,441 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, nonresidents in Luxembourg, 1980–2021
Source: WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 1,441 for patent applications, nonresidents in 2021. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 112.2% on the previous year and up 3,251.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, nonresidents in Luxembourg peaked at 1,441 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2003.
That places Luxembourg 30th out of 150 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, nonresidents in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 897 | — |
| 1981 | 708 | -21.1% |
| 1982 | 616 | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 496 | -19.5% |
| 1985 | 439 | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 407 | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 300 | -26.3% |
| 1988 | 248 | -17.3% |
| 1989 | 169 | -31.9% |
| 1990 | 165 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 119 | -27.9% |
| 1993 | 166 | +39.5% |
| 1994 | 74 | -55.4% |
| 1995 | 69 | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 77 | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 102 | +32.5% |
| 1998 | 68 | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 86 | +26.5% |
| 2000 | 91 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 70 | -23.1% |
| 2002 | 42 | -40.0% |
| 2003 | 8 | -81.0% |
| 2004 | 18 | +125.0% |
| 2005 | 64 | +255.6% |
| 2006 | 26 | -59.4% |
| 2007 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 23 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 21 | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 43 | +104.8% |
| 2012 | 52 | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 90 | +60.7% |
| 2015 | 119 | +32.2% |
| 2016 | 301 | +152.9% |
| 2017 | 512 | +70.1% |
| 2018 | 243 | -52.5% |
| 2019 | 359 | +47.7% |
| 2020 | 679 | +89.1% |
| 2021 | 1,441 | +112.2% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 1,441 is above the median for high income countries, which is 267, 5.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 1,441 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 59, 24.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, nonresidents in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +255.6% | 18 | 64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 475.56 | 169 | 897 | 9 |
| 1990s | 102.89 | 68 | 166 | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.1 | 8 | 91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 179.6 | 21 | 512 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,060 | 679 | 1,441 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More science & technology data for Luxembourg
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 144.47 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.44 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 960,900 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 373.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, nonresidents in Luxembourg?
- Patent applications, nonresidents in Luxembourg was 1,441 in 2021, according to WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans.
- What is the highest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 1,441 in 2021.
- What is the lowest patent applications, nonresidents recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2003.
- How does Luxembourg rank for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Luxembourg ranks 30th out of 150 countries with data for 2021.
- Is patent applications, nonresidents rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,251.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as part of Patent applications, nonresidents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.