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Patent applications by residents — Northern Europe

Patent applications by residents in Northern Europe in 2021 — 17,275 filings. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 36.8%.

2021 17,275 filings −3.01% vs 2020
World rank —
Period maximum 32,122 filings2000
Period minimum 17,275 filings2021

Trend over time

1994–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Northern Europe, 1994–202115,00020,00025,00030,00035,00019941997200020032006200920122015201820211994: 27,320 filings1995: 27,342 filings1996: 27,398 filings1997: 27,322 filings1998: 29,119 filings1999: 31,202 filings2000: 32,122 filings2001: 30,937 filings2002: 29,462 filings2003: 28,504 filings2004: 27,247 filings2005: 25,236 filings2006: 24,628 filings2007: 24,897 filings2008: 24,060 filings2009: 23,212 filings2010: 22,587 filings2011: 22,071 filings2012: 22,130 filings2013: 21,742 filings2014: 21,403 filings2015: 21,116 filings2016: 20,280 filings2017: 19,631 filings2018: 18,757 filings2019: 17,800 filings2020: 17,811 filings2021: 17,275 filings
Change over the period: −10,045 (−36.77%) Average annual rate: -1.68 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Europe

Northern Europe 17,275 filings
World 2.39M filings
Patent applications by residents — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 17,275 −536 −3.01%
2020 17,811 +11 +0.06%
2019 17,800 −957 −5.1%
2018 18,757 −874 −4.45%
2017 19,631 −649 −3.2%
2016 20,280 −836 −3.96%
2015 21,116 −287 −1.34%
2014 21,403 −339 −1.56%
2013 21,742 −388 −1.75%
2012 22,130 +59 +0.27%
2011 22,071 −516 −2.28%
2010 22,587 −625 −2.69%
2009 23,212 −848 −3.52%
2008 24,060 −837 −3.36%
2007 24,897 +269 +1.09%
2006 24,628 −608 −2.41%
2005 25,236 −2,011 −7.38%
2004 27,247 −1,257 −4.41%
2003 28,504 −958 −3.25%
2002 29,462 −1,475 −4.77%
2001 30,937 −1,185 −3.69%
2000 32,122 +920 +2.95%
1999 31,202 +2,083 +7.15%
1998 29,119 +1,797 +6.58%
1997 27,322 −76 −0.28%
1996 27,398 +56 +0.2%
1995 27,342 +22 +0.08%
1994 27,320 — —

About the indicator

The number of applications for a patent filed by residents of a country with a national or regional patent office during the year. An application is not a patent: the share of titles actually granted differs across countries and offices. The indicator reflects inventive activity, but it is sensitive to national patenting practice, which in some countries is encouraged administratively.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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