Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Spain
Spain: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 2,255 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2,255 Number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
2,255 Number
in 2025
All-time low
846 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Spain, 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 Spain is 2,255 Number, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Spain peaked at 2,255 Number in 2025 and was at its lowest, 846 Number, in 2004.
Spain ranks 11th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 846 Number | — |
| 2005 | 972 Number | +14.9% |
| 2006 | 1,101 Number | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 1,283 Number | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 1,327 Number | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,255 Number | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 1,430 Number | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 1,404 Number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1,544 Number | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 1,504 Number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1,471 Number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1,518 Number | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1,574 Number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,671 Number | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 1,781 Number | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 1,885 Number | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1,794 Number | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 1,945 Number | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 1,974 Number | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2,129 Number | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 2,192 Number | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 2,255 Number | +2.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2,255 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 8.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2,255 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 6.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,131 Number | 846 Number | 1,327 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,578 Number | 1,404 Number | 1,885 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,048 Number | 1,794 Number | 2,255 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More science & technology data for Spain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 122.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Spain?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Spain was 2,255 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,255 Number in 2025.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 846 Number in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Spain ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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