Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Switzerland
Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 9,914 Number in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9,914 Number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
3rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
9,966 Number
in 2024
All-time low
4,663 Number
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Switzerland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 9,914 Number for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Switzerland peaked at 9,966 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,663 Number, in 2004.
Switzerland ranks 3rd of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4,663 Number | — |
| 2005 | 5,027 Number | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 5,503 Number | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 5,871 Number | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 5,942 Number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5,887 Number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 6,864 Number | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 6,553 Number | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 6,746 Number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 6,742 Number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 6,910 Number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 7,116 Number | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 7,302 Number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7,354 Number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7,961 Number | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 8,266 Number | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8,125 Number | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 8,504 Number | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 9,160 Number | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 9,656 Number | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 9,966 Number | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 9,914 Number | -0.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 9,914 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 267 Number, 37.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 9,914 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 374 Number, 26.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,482 Number | 4,663 Number | 5,942 Number | 6 |
| 2010s | 7,181 Number | 6,553 Number | 8,266 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,221 Number | 8,125 Number | 9,966 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Germany 24,476 Number compare
- 2 France 10,932 Number compare
- 4 Netherlands 7,006 Number compare
- 4 Netherlands 7,006 Number compare
- 6 Italy 4,767 Number compare
More science & technology data for Switzerland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 129.47 (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 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 292.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.5767 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 22,804 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0026 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Switzerland?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Switzerland was 9,914 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,966 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,663 Number in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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