Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Montenegro
Montenegro: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 5 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
5 Number
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
43rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
6 Number
in 2024
All-time low
0 Number
in 2009
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Montenegro, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 5 Number for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in 2025.
The figure is down 16.7% on the previous year and up 150.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Montenegro peaked at 6 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 Number, in 2009.
That places Montenegro 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0 Number | — |
| 2010 | 0 Number | — |
| 2011 | 0 Number | — |
| 2012 | 1 Number | — |
| 2013 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 Number | — |
| 2016 | 1 Number | — |
| 2017 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 2 Number | — |
| 2021 | 1 Number | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0 Number | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0 Number | — |
| 2024 | 6 Number | — |
| 2025 | 5 Number | -16.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 5 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 5 Number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5 Number, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 Number | 0 Number | 0 Number | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6 Number | 0 Number | 2 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 Number | 0 Number | 6 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 41 Serbia 13 Number compare
- 42 Albania 8 Number compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 Number compare
- 45 North Macedonia 1 Number compare
More science & technology data for Montenegro
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 221.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 97.62 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 254.67 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Montenegro?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Montenegro was 5 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 6 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Number in 2009.
- How does Montenegro rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Montenegro ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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