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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012) by country

Countries reporting
27
Highest
9,139
Germany
Lowest
0.5
Croatia
Median
146.4
Years covered
36
1977–2012
Data points
901

What the numbers show

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012) is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 9,139 in Germany; the lowest is 0.5 in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 146.4, and the mean is 929.88.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18,278.

Over the past decade 14 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 1,490.1%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 97.8%).

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 9,139 2012 down 20.7% rising
2 France 3,383 2012 down 10.8% rising
3 United Kingdom 2,796 2012 down 25.8% volatile
4 Netherlands 2,204 2012 down 29.5% volatile
5 Italy 1,280 2012 down 30.7% rising
6 Switzerland 1,244 2012 down 4.6% rising
7 Spain 1,031 2012 up 40.0% volatile
8 Belgium 930.29 2012 down 2.2% volatile
9 Sweden 830 2012 up 46.9% volatile
10 Finland 635.97 2012 up 5.6% volatile
11 Austria 569.68 2012 up 16.2% volatile
12 Denmark 245.81 2012 down 25.5% volatile
13 Poland 223.09 2012 up 396.3% volatile
14 Norway 146.4 2012 down 8.9% volatile
15 Ireland 98.55 2012 up 39.3% volatile
16 Hungary 77.57 2012 up 16.4% rising
17 Greece 57.22 2012 up 1.5% volatile
18 Czechia 55.26 2012 up 78.5% volatile
19 Portugal 41.41 2012 up 63.9% volatile
20 Romania 32.17 2012 up 398.8% volatile
21 Latvia 21.59 2012 up 216.1% volatile
22 Iceland 19.92 2012 down 44.7% volatile
23 Bulgaria 17.68 2012 up 96.4% rising
24 Lithuania 17.65 2012 up 1,490.1% volatile
25 Slovak Republic 5.77 2012 down 60.0% volatile
26 Malta 4 2012 unchanged volatile
27 Croatia 0.5 2012 down 97.8% volatile

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
28 places, 901 data points, 1977–2012
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