Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Albania
Albania: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 8 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
8 Number
Change on year
down 27.3%
World rank
42nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
11 Number
in 2024
All-time low
0 Number
in 2010
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Albania, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Albania is 8 Number, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.3% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Albania peaked at 11 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 Number, in 2010.
That places Albania 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Albania, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 Number | — |
| 2010 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 Number | — |
| 2012 | 0 Number | — |
| 2013 | 0 Number | — |
| 2014 | 3 Number | — |
| 2015 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 2 Number | — |
| 2017 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 0 Number | — |
| 2019 | 2 Number | — |
| 2020 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 3 Number | — |
| 2022 | 7 Number | +133.3% |
| 2023 | 8 Number | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 11 Number | +37.5% |
| 2025 | 8 Number | -27.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 8 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 3% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Albania's 8 Number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5 Number, 1.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7 Number | 0 Number | 3 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.17 Number | 0 Number | 11 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 39 Latvia 38 Number compare
- 39 Latvia 38 Number compare
- 41 Serbia 13 Number compare
- 43 Montenegro 5 Number compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Number compare
- 45 North Macedonia 1 Number compare
More science & technology data for Albania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 89.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.05 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 95.43 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 319.46 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Albania?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Albania was 8 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 11 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Number in 2010.
- How does Albania rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Albania ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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