Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Cyprus
Cyprus: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 57 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
57 Number
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
35th
of 45 countries
All-time high
65 Number
in 2020
All-time low
20 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus is 57 Number, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Cyprus peaked at 65 Number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20 Number, in 2004.
That places Cyprus 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 20 Number | — |
| 2005 | 35 Number | +75.0% |
| 2006 | 47 Number | +34.3% |
| 2007 | 42 Number | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 56 Number | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 42 Number | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 49 Number | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 55 Number | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 56 Number | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 41 Number | -26.8% |
| 2014 | 44 Number | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 39 Number | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 36 Number | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 49 Number | +36.1% |
| 2018 | 49 Number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48 Number | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 65 Number | +35.4% |
| 2021 | 42 Number | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 43 Number | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 56 Number | +30.2% |
| 2024 | 62 Number | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 57 Number | -8.1% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 57 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 21% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 57 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 15% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.33 Number | 20 Number | 56 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 46.6 Number | 36 Number | 56 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.17 Number | 42 Number | 65 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More science & technology data for Cyprus
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 156.22 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 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 1.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 155.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,764 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Cyprus?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Cyprus was 57 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 65 Number in 2020.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 Number in 2004.
- How does Cyprus rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Cyprus ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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