Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Hungary
Hungary: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 129 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
129 Number
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
24th
of 45 countries
All-time high
139 Number
in 2024
All-time low
81 Number
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 129 Number, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Hungary peaked at 139 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81 Number, in 2005.
That places Hungary 24th 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 94 Number | — |
| 2005 | 81 Number | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 93 Number | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 100 Number | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 108 Number | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 116 Number | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 107 Number | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 96 Number | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 105 Number | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 103 Number | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 114 Number | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 97 Number | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 107 Number | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 95 Number | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 118 Number | +24.2% |
| 2019 | 97 Number | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 109 Number | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 119 Number | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 104 Number | -12.6% |
| 2023 | 109 Number | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 139 Number | +27.5% |
| 2025 | 129 Number | -7.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 129 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 48% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 129 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 34% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.67 Number | 81 Number | 116 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 103.9 Number | 95 Number | 118 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 118.17 Number | 104 Number | 139 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More science & technology data for Hungary
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 104.58 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.06 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 10.12 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 111.51 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4502 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.5572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,260 (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 Hungary?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Hungary was 129 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 139 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 Number in 2005.
- How does Hungary rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Hungary ranks 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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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