Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Iceland
Iceland: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 76 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
76 Number
Change on year
up 22.6%
World rank
30th
of 45 countries
All-time high
76 Number
in 2025
All-time low
28 Number
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Iceland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Iceland stood at 76 Number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% on the previous year and up 68.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Iceland peaked at 76 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28 Number, in 2005.
Iceland ranks 30th of 45 countries on this measure, 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 31 Number | — |
| 2005 | 28 Number | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 47 Number | +67.9% |
| 2007 | 36 Number | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 36 Number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46 Number | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 53 Number | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 45 Number | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 50 Number | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 38 Number | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 42 Number | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 45 Number | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 39 Number | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 56 Number | +43.6% |
| 2018 | 33 Number | -41.1% |
| 2019 | 50 Number | +51.5% |
| 2020 | 41 Number | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 63 Number | +53.7% |
| 2022 | 48 Number | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 42 Number | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 62 Number | +47.6% |
| 2025 | 76 Number | +22.6% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 76 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 28% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 76 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 20% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.33 Number | 28 Number | 47 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 45.1 Number | 33 Number | 56 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.33 Number | 41 Number | 76 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More science & technology data for Iceland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 120.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.23 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 475,724 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.4503 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 715.97 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0019 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Iceland?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Iceland was 76 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 76 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 Number in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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