Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Southern Europe

Patent applications by residents in Southern Europe in 2021 — 13,269 filings. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 7.6%.

2021 13,269 filings +0.52% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 14,783 filings2010
Period minimum 12,033 filings2019

Trend over time

2008–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Southern Europe, 2008–202112,00013,00014,00015,000200820102012201420162018202020212008: 14,363 filings2010: 14,783 filings2011: 14,515 filings2012: 13,467 filings2013: 13,210 filings2014: 13,378 filings2016: 13,402 filings2017: 12,411 filings2018: 12,199 filings2019: 12,033 filings2020: 13,200 filings2021: 13,269 filings
Change over the period: −1,094 (−7.62%) Average annual rate: -0.61 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Southern Europe 13,269 filings
World 2.39M filings
Patent applications by residents — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 13,269 +69 +0.52%
2020 13,200 +1,167 +9.7%
2019 12,033 −166 −1.36%
2018 12,199 −212 −1.71%
2017 12,411 −991 −7.39%
2016 13,402
2014 13,378 +168 +1.27%
2013 13,210 −257 −1.91%
2012 13,467 −1,048 −7.22%
2011 14,515 −268 −1.81%
2010 14,783
2008 14,363

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.