Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in France
France: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 9,503 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
9,503 Number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 60 countries
All-time high
9,602 Number
in 2015
All-time low
2,094 Number
in 1979
Years of data
39
1979–2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in France, 1979–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
France recorded 9,503 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2017.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in France peaked at 9,602 Number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,094 Number, in 1979.
That places France 5th out of 60 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2,094 Number | — |
| 1980 | 2,379 Number | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 2,769 Number | +16.4% |
| 1982 | 2,912 Number | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 3,130 Number | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 3,274 Number | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 3,658 Number | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 3,831 Number | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 4,360 Number | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 4,780 Number | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 5,014 Number | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 4,906 Number | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 4,923 Number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4,630 Number | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 4,784 Number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 4,995 Number | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 5,143 Number | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 5,628 Number | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 6,253 Number | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 6,777 Number | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 7,211 Number | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 7,314 Number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 7,304 Number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 7,451 Number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 7,958 Number | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 8,350 Number | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 8,390 Number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 8,509 Number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 8,645 Number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 8,738 Number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 8,663 Number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 8,490 Number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 8,924 Number | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 8,895 Number | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 8,973 Number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 9,134 Number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 9,602 Number | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 9,555 Number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 9,503 Number | -0.6% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 9,503 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 385.44 Number, 24.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 9,503 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 364.42 Number, 26.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,094 Number | 2,094 Number | 2,094 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 3,611 Number | 2,379 Number | 5,014 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,525 Number | 4,630 Number | 7,211 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,132 Number | 7,304 Number | 8,738 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,134 Number | 8,490 Number | 9,602 Number | 8 |
Countries ranked near France
- 3 Japan 21,380 Number compare
- 4 Germany 18,882 Number compare
- 6 South Korea 6,423 Number compare
- 6 South Korea 6,423 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 5,437 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 5,437 Number compare
More science & technology data for France
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.69 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 143.85 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8809 % change on previous year (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 62,180 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in France?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in France was 9,503 Number in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 9,602 Number in 2015.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,094 Number in 1979.
- How does France rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- France ranks 5th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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