Between 2012 and 2021, the highest number of patent applications in the Nordic countries were filed in Sweden, with the exception of 2018. In 2021, 477 patent applications were filed in Sweden per million inhabitants. Since 2017, the second highest number of applications were filed in Denmark, followed by Finland. The number of patent applications in Iceland and Norway per million inhabitants were significantly lower than in the other three countries throughout the whole period.
Number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office per million inhabitants from the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2021
Characteristic
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
2021
452.4
381.5
168.1
118.7
477.3
2020
415.6
343.7
112.6
121.5
428.2
2019
415.9
309
140.1
121.2
429.6
2018
412.5
313.4
94.7
115.2
400.7
2017
363.4
326.5
165.5
101
378.5
2016
325
327.3
117.3
100.3
360.1
2015
339.2
364.2
136.7
98.7
393.9
2014
352.4
400.3
129
103.5
401.6
2013
346.6
349
118.1
100.8
384.5
2012
287.6
342.7
156.5
111.3
371
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Nordic Statistics database. (May 17, 2022). Number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office per million inhabitants from the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083788/number-of-patent-applications-per-million-inhabitants-from-the-nordics/
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Nordic Statistics database. (2022). Number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office per million inhabitants from the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083788/number-of-patent-applications-per-million-inhabitants-from-the-nordics/
Nordic Statistics database. "Number of Patent Applications Filed at The European Patent Office per Million Inhabitants from The Nordic Countries from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083788/number-of-patent-applications-per-million-inhabitants-from-the-nordics/
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Number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office per million inhabitants from the Nordic countries from 2012 to 2021 [Graph], Nordic Statistics database, May 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083788/number-of-patent-applications-per-million-inhabitants-from-the-nordics/
