Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country in South Africa
South Africa: Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country was 61.5 Number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country in South Africa, 1977–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 61.5 Number for co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country in 2013.
That represents a change of down 41.0% on the previous year and down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country in South Africa peaked at 133 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7 Number, in 1977.
That places South Africa 45th out of 60 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 7 Number | — |
| 1978 | 26 Number | +271.4% |
| 1979 | 32.5 Number | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 46 Number | +41.5% |
| 1981 | 65 Number | +41.3% |
| 1982 | 56.5 Number | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 68 Number | +20.4% |
| 1984 | 67.33 Number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 61.67 Number | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 83.5 Number | +35.4% |
| 1987 | 61.5 Number | -26.3% |
| 1988 | 78.75 Number | +28.0% |
| 1989 | 76.5 Number | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 63.67 Number | -16.8% |
| 1991 | 58 Number | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 98.58 Number | +70.0% |
| 1993 | 79 Number | -19.9% |
| 1994 | 57.17 Number | -27.6% |
| 1995 | 55 Number | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 64.67 Number | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 92.17 Number | +42.5% |
| 1998 | 103.33 Number | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 116.33 Number | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 133 Number | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 103 Number | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 111.33 Number | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 127.58 Number | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 119.5 Number | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 118 Number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 131.29 Number | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 108.5 Number | -17.4% |
| 2008 | 116.67 Number | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 105.92 Number | -9.2% |
| 2010 | 97.42 Number | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 109.5 Number | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 104.25 Number | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 61.5 Number | -41.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +271.4% | 7 Number | 26 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.83 Number | 7 Number | 32.5 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 66.47 Number | 46 Number | 83.5 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.79 Number | 55 Number | 116.33 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 117.48 Number | 103 Number | 133 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.17 Number | 61.5 Number | 109.5 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More science & technology data for South Africa
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 179.34 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.79 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 114.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 89.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 5.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 14,949 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country in South Africa?
- Co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country in South Africa was 61.5 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 133 Number in 2000.
- What is the lowest co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 Number in 1977.
- How does South Africa rank for co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country?
- South Africa ranks 45th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country of residence - number (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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