Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 55.49 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
55.49 Number
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
46th
of 60 countries
All-time high
115.01 Number
in 2004
All-time low
16.04 Number
in 1987
Years of data
39
1979–2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Luxembourg, 1979–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2017, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Luxembourg stood at 55.49 Number.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Luxembourg peaked at 115.01 Number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 16.04 Number, in 1987.
Luxembourg ranks 46th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 22.56 Number | — |
| 1980 | 24.46 Number | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 37.97 Number | +55.2% |
| 1982 | 40.33 Number | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 29.08 Number | -27.9% |
| 1984 | 24.97 Number | -14.1% |
| 1985 | 31.05 Number | +24.3% |
| 1986 | 25.83 Number | -16.8% |
| 1987 | 16.04 Number | -37.9% |
| 1988 | 29.1 Number | +81.4% |
| 1989 | 17.27 Number | -40.7% |
| 1990 | 40.83 Number | +136.4% |
| 1991 | 28.22 Number | -30.9% |
| 1992 | 23.97 Number | -15.1% |
| 1993 | 34.46 Number | +43.8% |
| 1994 | 21.01 Number | -39.0% |
| 1995 | 28.78 Number | +37.0% |
| 1996 | 41.38 Number | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 50.94 Number | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 74.23 Number | +45.7% |
| 1999 | 62.48 Number | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 80.45 Number | +28.8% |
| 2001 | 72.98 Number | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 60.59 Number | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 87.17 Number | +43.9% |
| 2004 | 115.01 Number | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 98.41 Number | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 107.04 Number | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 73.78 Number | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 93.57 Number | +26.8% |
| 2009 | 74.63 Number | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 76.71 Number | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 69.8 Number | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 67.41 Number | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 65 Number | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 61.1 Number | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 65.37 Number | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 61.46 Number | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 55.49 Number | -9.7% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 55.49 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 385.44 Number, 14% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 55.49 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 364.42 Number, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.56 Number | 22.56 Number | 22.56 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 27.61 Number | 16.04 Number | 40.33 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.63 Number | 21.01 Number | 74.23 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.36 Number | 60.59 Number | 115.01 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.29 Number | 55.49 Number | 76.71 Number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 144.47 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.44 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 960,900 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 373.24 units per square kilometre (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in Luxembourg?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in Luxembourg was 55.49 Number in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 115.01 Number in 2004.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.04 Number in 1987.
- How does Luxembourg rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Luxembourg ranks 46th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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