Portugal (2025)
368
number of applications
+6.1% YoY
YoY Change
+6.1%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Portugal Patent Applications to the European Patent Office (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2025 368 +6.1%
2024 347 +4.8%
2023 331 +6.1%
2022 312 +7.6%
2021 290 +15.5%
2020 251 -7.7%
2019 272 +23.1%
2018 221 +47.3%
2017 150 -4.5%
2016 157 +11.3%
2015 141 +24.8%
2014 113 +18.9%
2013 95 +25.0%
2012 76 -6.2%
2011 81 unchanged
2010 81 -28.3%
2009 113 +32.9%
2008 85 +19.7%
2007 71 -10.1%
2006 79 +92.7%

About this Dataset

Portugal recorded 368 number of applications in 2025. The latest change was +21. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 41 in 2005 to 368 in 2025.

This page tracks the number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) by residents of Portugal 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 Portugal 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 368 number of applications in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 41 in 2005. The latest reading of 368 in 2025 represents a change of +21.