Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Estonia
Estonia: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 82 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Estonia stood at 82 Number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 156.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Estonia peaked at 82 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3 Number, in 2005.
That places Estonia 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 Number | — |
| 2005 | 3 Number | -25.0% |
| 2006 | 7 Number | +133.3% |
| 2007 | 13 Number | +85.7% |
| 2008 | 7 Number | -46.2% |
| 2009 | 32 Number | +357.1% |
| 2010 | 27 Number | -15.6% |
| 2011 | 28 Number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 41 Number | +46.4% |
| 2013 | 41 Number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 38 Number | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 32 Number | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 43 Number | +34.4% |
| 2017 | 54 Number | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 47 Number | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 48 Number | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 57 Number | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 69 Number | +21.1% |
| 2022 | 66 Number | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 71 Number | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 74 Number | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 82 Number | +10.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +357.1% | 7 Number | 32 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11 Number | 3 Number | 32 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.9 Number | 27 Number | 54 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.83 Number | 57 Number | 82 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More science & technology data for Estonia
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 49 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 10 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 444 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 32 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 444 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 444 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 9,845 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Estonia?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Estonia was 82 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 82 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 Number in 2005.
- How does Estonia rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Estonia ranks 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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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