Patent applications, residents in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Patent applications, residents was 119 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications, residents in Luxembourg, 1980–2024
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 119 for patent applications, residents in 2024.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications, residents in Luxembourg peaked at 156 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2007.
That places Luxembourg 68th out of 139 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications, residents in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 97 | — |
| 1981 | 109 | +12.4% |
| 1982 | 94 | -13.8% |
| 1984 | 58 | -38.3% |
| 1985 | 81 | +39.7% |
| 1986 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 69 | -13.8% |
| 1988 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 58 | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 41 | -29.3% |
| 1991 | 52 | +26.8% |
| 1993 | 73 | +40.4% |
| 1994 | 50 | -31.5% |
| 1995 | 35 | -30.0% |
| 1996 | 52 | +48.6% |
| 1997 | 48 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 44 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 24 | -45.5% |
| 2000 | 85 | +254.2% |
| 2001 | 51 | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 41 | -19.6% |
| 2003 | 16 | -61.0% |
| 2004 | 23 | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 15 | -42.3% |
| 2008 | 48 | +220.0% |
| 2009 | 60 | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 79 | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 85 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 109 | +28.2% |
| 2013 | 113 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 128 | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 128 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 143 | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 156 | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 152 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 117 | -23.0% |
| 2020 | 129 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 112 | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 106 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 106 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 119 | +12.3% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 119 is below the median for high income countries, which is 322, 37% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 119 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 225, 53% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications, residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +254.2% | 24 | 85 |
| 2008 | +220.0% | 15 | 48 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.33 | 58 | 109 | 9 |
| 1990s | 46.56 | 24 | 73 | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.9 | 15 | 85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 121 | 79 | 156 | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.4 | 106 | 129 | 5 |
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)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 3,714 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications, residents in Luxembourg?
- Patent applications, residents in Luxembourg was 119 in 2024, 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, residents recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 156 in 2017.
- What is the lowest patent applications, residents recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2007.
- How does Luxembourg rank for patent applications, residents?
- Luxembourg ranks 68th out of 139 countries with data for 2024.
- Is patent applications, residents rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. 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, residents. 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.