Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in France
France: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 10,932 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10,932 Number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
10,983 Number
in 2022
All-time low
8,034 Number
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in France, 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 France is 10,932 Number, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in France peaked at 10,983 Number in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8,034 Number, in 2005.
France ranks 2nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8,079 Number | — |
| 2005 | 8,034 Number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 8,051 Number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 8,359 Number | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 9,093 Number | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 8,974 Number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 9,575 Number | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 9,617 Number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 9,897 Number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 9,835 Number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 10,614 Number | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 10,760 Number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 10,484 Number | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 10,619 Number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10,468 Number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 10,233 Number | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 10,614 Number | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 10,693 Number | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10,983 Number | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 10,864 Number | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 10,980 Number | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 10,932 Number | -0.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 10,932 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 40.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- France's 10,932 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 29.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,432 Number | 8,034 Number | 9,093 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 10,210 Number | 9,575 Number | 10,760 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,844 Number | 10,614 Number | 10,983 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Germany 24,476 Number compare
- 3 Switzerland 9,914 Number compare
- 4 Netherlands 7,006 Number compare
- 4 Netherlands 7,006 Number compare
More science & technology data for France
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.69 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 143.85 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8809 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 62,180 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in France?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in France was 10,932 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 10,983 Number in 2022.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,034 Number in 2005.
- How does France rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- France ranks 2nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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