Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020): Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 68,752 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
68,752 Number
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
1st
of 1 regions
All-time high
68,752 Number
in 2025
All-time low
51,508 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) is 68,752 Number, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) peaked at 68,752 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 51,508 Number, in 2004.
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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51,508 Number | — |
| 2005 | 53,744 Number | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 55,197 Number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 57,255 Number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 60,401 Number | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 57,101 Number | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 61,235 Number | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 59,626 Number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 60,451 Number | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 61,033 Number | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 62,618 Number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 62,618 Number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62,055 Number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 63,897 Number | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 66,181 Number | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 66,510 Number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65,925 Number | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 67,820 Number | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 67,612 Number | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 68,647 Number | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 68,285 Number | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 68,752 Number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55,868 Number | 51,508 Number | 60,401 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 62,622 Number | 59,626 Number | 66,510 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 67,840 Number | 65,925 Number | 68,752 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
- 1 Germany 24,476 Number compare
- 2 France 10,932 Number compare
- 3 Switzerland 9,914 Number compare
- 4 Netherlands 7,006 Number compare
- 4 Netherlands 7,006 Number compare
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- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 128,217 Thousand persons (2025)
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- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 3.39 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
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- Electricity production capacities for combustible fuels by technology 128,641 Megawatt (2024)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 3.39 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
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- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, sex and 128,217 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) was 68,752 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The highest recorded value was 68,752 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,508 Number in 2004.
- How does European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 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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