Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 3 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 3 Number for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 8 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 Number, in 2011.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 44th of 45 countries on this measure, 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 Number | — |
| 2010 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 3 Number | — |
| 2013 | 1 Number | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 Number | — |
| 2016 | 2 Number | — |
| 2017 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 1 Number | — |
| 2019 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 2020 | 4 Number | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 1 Number | -75.0% |
| 2022 | 7 Number | +600.0% |
| 2023 | 8 Number | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 6 Number | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 3 Number | -50.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 3 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 3 Number is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5 Number, 60% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +600.0% | 1 Number | 7 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.1 Number | 0 Number | 3 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.83 Number | 1 Number | 8 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 41 Serbia 13 Number compare
- 42 Albania 8 Number compare
- 43 Montenegro 5 Number compare
- 45 North Macedonia 1 Number compare
More science & technology data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 121.23 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.21 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 3.84 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,083 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 3 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 8 Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Number in 2011.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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