Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Austria
Austria: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 2,253 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,253 Number
Change on year
up 5.0%
World rank
12th
of 45 countries
All-time high
2,381 Number
in 2022
All-time low
1,000 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Austria, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Austria is 2,253 Number, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Austria peaked at 2,381 Number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,000 Number, in 2004.
Austria ranks 12th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Austria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1,000 Number | — |
| 2005 | 1,053 Number | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1,146 Number | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1,382 Number | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 1,503 Number | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 1,496 Number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 1,744 Number | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 1,734 Number | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1,874 Number | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 1,993 Number | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1,964 Number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1,989 Number | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,024 Number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,209 Number | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 2,281 Number | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2,346 Number | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 2,306 Number | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 2,309 Number | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 2,381 Number | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 2,332 Number | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 2,146 Number | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 2,253 Number | +5.0% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 2,253 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 8.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Austria's 2,253 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 6.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,263 Number | 1,000 Number | 1,503 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,016 Number | 1,734 Number | 2,346 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,288 Number | 2,146 Number | 2,381 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More science & technology data for Austria
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 124.46 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 134.71 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,846 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0015 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Austria?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Austria was 2,253 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,381 Number in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 Number in 2004.
- How does Austria rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Austria ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria 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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