Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Italy
Italy: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 4,767 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,767 Number
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
6th
of 45 countries
All-time high
5,082 Number
in 2023
All-time low
3,649 Number
in 2014
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Italy, 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 Italy is 4,767 Number, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Italy peaked at 5,082 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,649 Number, in 2014.
Italy ranks 6th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3,998 Number | — |
| 2005 | 4,199 Number | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 4,173 Number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 4,408 Number | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 4,357 Number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,879 Number | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 4,078 Number | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 3,970 Number | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 3,744 Number | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 3,706 Number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3,649 Number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 3,986 Number | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 4,154 Number | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 4,360 Number | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 4,404 Number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4,469 Number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4,619 Number | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 4,920 Number | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 4,867 Number | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 5,082 Number | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 4,853 Number | -4.5% |
| 2025 | 4,767 Number | -1.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 4,767 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 17.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Italy's 4,767 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 12.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,169 Number | 3,879 Number | 4,408 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,052 Number | 3,649 Number | 4,469 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,851 Number | 4,619 Number | 5,082 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 3 Switzerland 9,914 Number compare
- 4 Netherlands 7,006 Number compare
- 4 Netherlands 7,006 Number compare
- 7 Sweden 4,724 Number compare
- 8 Finland 3,457 Number compare
- 9 Denmark 2,672 Number compare
More science & technology data for Italy
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 132.57 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.33 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 78.67 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 265.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5331 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 82,771 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Italy?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Italy was 4,767 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 5,082 Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,649 Number in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Italy ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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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