Austria Patent Applications to the European Patent Office (2025)
Austria's Patent Applications to the European Patent Office: 2,253 number of applications in 2025, +5.0% YoY. Eurostat (PAT_EP_TOT), 2005–2025.
Austria (2025)
2,253
number of applications
+5.0% YoY
YoY Change
+5.0%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,253 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 2,146 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 2,332 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2,381 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 2,309 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2,306 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 2,346 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 2,281 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,209 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 2,024 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1,989 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,964 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1,993 | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1,874 | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 1,734 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1,744 | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 1,496 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,503 | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1,382 | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 1,146 | +8.8% |
About this Dataset
Austria recorded 2,253 number of applications in 2025. The latest change was +107. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 1,053 in 2005 to 2,381 in 2022.
This page tracks the number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) by residents of Austria from 2005 to present. Patent filings are a leading indicator of innovation intensity and R&D output.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) by residents of Austria from 2005 to present. Patent filings are a leading indicator of innovation intensity and R&D output. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).
The series peaked at 2,381 number of applications in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,053 in 2005. The latest reading of 2,253 in 2025 represents a change of +107.