Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 430 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
430 Number
Change on year
up 19.1%
World rank
18th
of 45 countries
All-time high
493 Number
in 2021
All-time low
146 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein is 430 Number, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 19.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Liechtenstein peaked at 493 Number in 2021 and was at its lowest, 146 Number, in 2004.
Liechtenstein ranks 18th 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 Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 146 Number | — |
| 2005 | 152 Number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 167 Number | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 238 Number | +42.5% |
| 2008 | 225 Number | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 228 Number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 279 Number | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 222 Number | -20.4% |
| 2012 | 199 Number | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 250 Number | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 278 Number | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 371 Number | +33.5% |
| 2016 | 374 Number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 380 Number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 432 Number | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 437 Number | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 439 Number | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 493 Number | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 458 Number | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 447 Number | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 361 Number | -19.2% |
| 2025 | 430 Number | +19.1% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 430 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 430 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 192.67 Number | 146 Number | 238 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 322.2 Number | 199 Number | 437 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 438 Number | 361 Number | 493 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More science & technology data for Liechtenstein
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 128.9 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.27 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 51,393 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 314.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 51.21 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Liechtenstein?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Liechtenstein was 430 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 493 Number in 2021.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 146 Number in 2004.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Liechtenstein ranks 18th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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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