Hungary (2025)
129
number of applications
-7.2% YoY
YoY Change
-7.2%
number of applications
Trend
down
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Hungary Patent Applications to the European Patent Office (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2025 129 -7.2%
2024 139 +27.5%
2023 109 +4.8%
2022 104 -12.6%
2021 119 +9.2%
2020 109 +12.4%
2019 97 -17.8%
2018 118 +24.2%
2017 95 -11.2%
2016 107 +10.3%
2015 97 -14.9%
2014 114 +10.7%
2013 103 -1.9%
2012 105 +9.4%
2011 96 -10.3%
2010 107 -7.8%
2009 116 +7.4%
2008 108 +8.0%
2007 100 +7.5%
2006 93 +14.8%

About this Dataset

Hungary recorded 129 number of applications in 2025. The latest change was -10. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 81 in 2005 to 139 in 2024.

This page tracks the number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) by residents of Hungary 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 Hungary 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 139 number of applications in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 81 in 2005. The latest reading of 129 in 2025 represents a change of -10.