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Inventions of Hungary origin, wherever they were filed: 1,619 international patent families with an earliest filing from 2015 to 2024, the 40th most of the 40 countries listed.

International families
1,6190.0% of the world
All families
3,539home filings included
Taken abroad
46%164 triadic
Growth
1.0×2020 to 2024 against the five before

Year by year

Patent families of Hungary origin by the year of the earliest filing, 2000 to 2025; 2025 is a part year, still filling in.

Source: Global Institute for National Capability (GINC), 2026. Underlying patents from 107 patent offices, IFI CLAIMS and Google

Innovation and National Capability

The nine domains of the National Capability Framework, each with the capabilities in which Hungary has the most international patent families, in the period chosen. 2025 is a part year and 2026 has barely begun. Select a capability for its page.

Hard Power

Soft Power

Economic Power

Where its patents run deepest

International patent families, 2015 to 2024, in each capability of the National Capability Framework. Share of world is Hungary's part of every country's families in the capability. Leans sets the capability's share of Hungary's families against its share of the world's: 2.0× means twice the world's weight. Growth compares the latest five full years with the five before.

2000 to 2025
Physical Health & LongevityHuman Capital2300.1%33 of 402.6×1.2×
Foundational & Process IndustriesProduction & Innovation1710.1%39 of 401.2×1.0×
Agrifood & Primary ProductionProduction & Innovation1670.1%35 of 403.0×1.1×
Service Delivery & CoverageHuman Capital1490.1%39 of 401.3×0.7×
Manufacturing & Advanced IndustryProduction & Innovation1290.0%39 of 400.6×1.1×
Chemicals & Hazardous Process IndustryStrategic Infrastructure900.1%32 of 402.8×1.2×
BiomanufacturingCritical Technology780.1%32 of 402.5×0.8×
Production SystemsStrategic Infrastructure690.0%40 of 400.4×1.3×
Synthetic Biology & Genetic EngineeringCritical Technology520.1%33 of 401.6×1.3×
AI Tools & ApplicationsStrategic Infrastructure520.0%36 of 400.5×1.6×
Applied AI & Advanced AnalyticsCritical Technology480.0%37 of 400.5×1.7×
Hydrogen, Ammonia & Sustainable FuelsCritical Technology460.1%30 of 402.8×1.0×
Transmission & DistributionStrategic Infrastructure450.1%29 of 403.4×2.2×
Knowledge ProductionHuman Capital410.1%29 of 402.7×1.4×
Solid Waste & RecyclingStrategic Infrastructure390.2%33 of 403.8×0.8×
Renewable GenerationStrategic Infrastructure330.1%35 of 401.7×0.6×
Health InfrastructureStrategic Infrastructure330.0%37 of 400.9×0.7×
Advanced Therapeutics, Vaccines & Medical CountermeasuresCritical Technology320.0%37 of 401.0×1.5×
Mental Health & WellbeingHuman Capital310.2%28 of 404.3×0.6×
Creative Industries & Cultural Export ReachInformation & Influence300.1%33 of 402.1×0.3×
Genomics & Biological DataCritical Technology280.1%35 of 401.6×1.2×
Services EconomyProduction & Innovation270.0%39 of 400.7×0.5×
Batteries & Energy StorageCritical Technology240.0%38 of 400.5×3.0×
Machine Learning & Foundation ModelsCritical Technology240.0%36 of 400.5×2.0×
Storage & Fuel SupplyStrategic Infrastructure240.0%38 of 401.1×1.4×

By domain and applicant

International patent families, 2015 to 2024. A family counts once in each domain it reaches.

Domains of the framework

Strategic Infrastructure

Human Capital

Critical Technology

Information & Influence

Governance & Integrity

Trade & Investment

National Security

Financial Strength

594

424

408

58

38

30

22

12

Largest applicants

RICHTER GEDEON NYRT

OBO BETTERMANN HUNGARY KFT

DEBRECENI EGYETEM

AIMOTIVE KFT

SEMMELWEIS EGYETEM

UNIV SZEGEDI

LALLEMAND HUNGARY LIQUIDITY MAN LLC

FLAP COMPETENCE CENTER KFT

EGYT GYOGYSZERVEGYESZETI GYAR

BUDAPESTI MUESZAKI ES GAZDASAGTUDOMANYI EGYETEM

53

46

33

30

30

29

28

26

25

20

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