Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Sweden
Sweden: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 4,724 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,724 Number
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
7th
of 45 countries
All-time high
5,125 Number
in 2023
All-time low
2,429 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 4,724 Number, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Sweden peaked at 5,125 Number in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,429 Number, in 2004.
Sweden ranks 7th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,429 Number | — |
| 2005 | 2,486 Number | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 2,548 Number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 2,730 Number | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 3,134 Number | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 3,147 Number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,590 Number | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 3,638 Number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 3,518 Number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 3,674 Number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 3,873 Number | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 3,839 Number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3,547 Number | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 3,783 Number | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 4,055 Number | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 4,395 Number | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 4,422 Number | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 4,947 Number | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 5,040 Number | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5,125 Number | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4,936 Number | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 4,724 Number | -4.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 4,724 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 17.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 4,724 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 12.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,746 Number | 2,429 Number | 3,147 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 3,791 Number | 3,518 Number | 4,395 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,866 Number | 4,422 Number | 5,125 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More science & technology data for Sweden
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.41 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 14.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 36.34 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.3001 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8277 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 21,244 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Sweden?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Sweden was 4,724 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5,125 Number in 2023.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,429 Number in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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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