Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Czechia
Czechia: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 267 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Czechia, 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 Czechia is 267 Number, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Czechia peaked at 267 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 73 Number, in 2005.
That places Czechia 21st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 84 Number | — |
| 2005 | 73 Number | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 82 Number | +12.3% |
| 2007 | 96 Number | +17.1% |
| 2008 | 110 Number | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 135 Number | +22.7% |
| 2010 | 167 Number | +23.7% |
| 2011 | 162 Number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 140 Number | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 151 Number | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 167 Number | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 213 Number | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 189 Number | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 206 Number | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 248 Number | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 203 Number | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 206 Number | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 201 Number | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 222 Number | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 239 Number | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 252 Number | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 267 Number | +6.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 267 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 267 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 71% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.67 Number | 73 Number | 135 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 184.6 Number | 140 Number | 248 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 231.17 Number | 201 Number | 267 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More science & technology data for Czechia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 126.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.25 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 13.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 176.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4722 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.2144 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,409 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Czechia?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Czechia was 267 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 267 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 Number in 2005.
- How does Czechia rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Czechia ranks 21st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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