Greece (2025)
123
number of applications
+15.0% YoY
YoY Change
+15.0%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Greece Patent Applications to the European Patent Office (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2025 123 +15.0%
2024 107 -33.5%
2023 161 -13.4%
2022 186 -8.4%
2021 203 +50.4%
2020 135 -4.3%
2019 141 +17.5%
2018 120 +17.6%
2017 102 +36.0%
2016 75 -17.6%
2015 91 -4.2%
2014 95 +39.7%
2013 68 -13.9%
2012 79 +1.3%
2011 78 -6.0%
2010 83 -18.6%
2009 102 +14.6%
2008 89 +7.2%
2007 83 +18.6%
2006 70 +4.5%

About this Dataset

Greece recorded 123 number of applications in 2025. The latest change was +16. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 67 in 2005 to 203 in 2021.

This page tracks the number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) by residents of Greece 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 Greece 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 203 number of applications in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 67 in 2005. The latest reading of 123 in 2025 represents a change of +16.