Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Norway
Norway: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 726 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
726 Number
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
14th
of 45 countries
All-time high
817 Number
in 2024
All-time low
467 Number
in 2011
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Norway, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Norway is 726 Number, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Norway peaked at 817 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 467 Number, in 2011.
Norway ranks 14th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Norway, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 475 Number | — |
| 2010 | 509 Number | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 467 Number | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 555 Number | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 509 Number | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 529 Number | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 510 Number | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 523 Number | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 531 Number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 610 Number | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 646 Number | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 652 Number | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 629 Number | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 657 Number | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 700 Number | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 817 Number | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 726 Number | -11.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 726 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 2.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Norway's 726 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 475 Number | 475 Number | 475 Number | 1 |
| 2010s | 538.9 Number | 467 Number | 646 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 696.83 Number | 629 Number | 817 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More science & technology data for Norway
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 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 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 16.61 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7601 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,756 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Norway?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Norway was 726 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 817 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 467 Number in 2011.
- How does Norway rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Norway ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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