Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 17 | 51 | 47 | 57 | 50 | 37 | 33 | 51 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 56 | 47 | 44 | 34 |
| Norway | 899 | 1,311 | 1,143 | 1,117 | 1,122 | 1,009 | 1,101 | 1,106 | 1,153 | 1,227 | 1,152 | 1,082 | 957 | 880 | 946 |
| Switzerland | 2,987 | 2,083 | 1,643 | 1,622 | 1,597 | 1,480 | 1,525 | 1,480 | 1,477 | 1,462 | 1,337 | 1,283 | 1,369 | 1,384 | 1,288 |