Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 374 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
374 Number
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
19th
of 45 countries
All-time high
556 Number
in 2016
All-time low
181 Number
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg is 374 Number, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 21.8% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Luxembourg peaked at 556 Number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 181 Number, in 2005.
Luxembourg ranks 19th 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 Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 183 Number | — |
| 2005 | 181 Number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 203 Number | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 259 Number | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 274 Number | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 364 Number | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 420 Number | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 393 Number | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 449 Number | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 429 Number | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 454 Number | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 425 Number | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 556 Number | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 533 Number | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 431 Number | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 415 Number | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 402 Number | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 433 Number | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 344 Number | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 342 Number | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 307 Number | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 374 Number | +21.8% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 374 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 374 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 244 Number | 181 Number | 364 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 450.5 Number | 393 Number | 556 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 367 Number | 307 Number | 433 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More science & technology data for Luxembourg
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 144.47 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.44 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 960,900 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 373.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.45 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,176 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Luxembourg?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Luxembourg was 374 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 556 Number in 2016.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 181 Number in 2005.
- How does Luxembourg rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Luxembourg ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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