Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Romania
Romania: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 41 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41 Number
Change on year
down 34.9%
World rank
36th
of 45 countries
All-time high
63 Number
in 2024
All-time low
8 Number
in 2005
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Romania, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2025, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Romania stood at 41 Number.
The figure is down 34.9% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Romania peaked at 63 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8 Number, in 2005.
Romania ranks 36th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11 Number | — |
| 2005 | 8 Number | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 16 Number | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 16 Number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18 Number | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 16 Number | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 14 Number | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 20 Number | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 35 Number | +75.0% |
| 2013 | 33 Number | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 28 Number | -15.2% |
| 2015 | 30 Number | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 31 Number | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 52 Number | +67.7% |
| 2018 | 50 Number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 40 Number | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 55 Number | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 31 Number | -43.6% |
| 2022 | 46 Number | +48.4% |
| 2023 | 42 Number | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 63 Number | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 41 Number | -34.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 41 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 15% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Romania's 41 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 11% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.17 Number | 8 Number | 18 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.3 Number | 14 Number | 52 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.33 Number | 31 Number | 63 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More science & technology data for Romania
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 119.81 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.2 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 22.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 102.42 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 10,713 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0006 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Romania?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Romania was 41 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 63 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 Number in 2005.
- How does Romania rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Romania ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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