High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Australia
Australia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 138.29 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Australia, 1977–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Australia is 138.29 Number, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of down 31.3% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Australia peaked at 371.59 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1977.
That places Australia 24th out of 60 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Australia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 Number | — |
| 1978 | 4 Number | +300.0% |
| 1979 | 11.75 Number | +193.8% |
| 1980 | 15.83 Number | +34.7% |
| 1981 | 25.5 Number | +61.1% |
| 1982 | 23.08 Number | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 31.5 Number | +36.5% |
| 1984 | 48.12 Number | +52.8% |
| 1985 | 45.61 Number | -5.2% |
| 1986 | 50.58 Number | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 67.49 Number | +33.4% |
| 1988 | 60.38 Number | -10.5% |
| 1989 | 47.85 Number | -20.8% |
| 1990 | 59.75 Number | +24.9% |
| 1991 | 68.42 Number | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 89.7 Number | +31.1% |
| 1993 | 76.81 Number | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 107.7 Number | +40.2% |
| 1995 | 139.61 Number | +29.6% |
| 1996 | 95.81 Number | -31.4% |
| 1997 | 178.58 Number | +86.4% |
| 1998 | 198.43 Number | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 371.59 Number | +87.3% |
| 2000 | 339.41 Number | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 328.59 Number | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 327.12 Number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 304.74 Number | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 307.7 Number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 285.14 Number | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 239.68 Number | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 256.81 Number | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 214.09 Number | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 225.84 Number | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 155.37 Number | -31.2% |
| 2011 | 177.84 Number | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 201.16 Number | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 138.29 Number | -31.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 138.29 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Australia's 138.29 Number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 104.92 Number, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Australia 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 | +300.0% | 1 Number | 4 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.58 Number | 1 Number | 11.75 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 41.59 Number | 15.83 Number | 67.49 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 138.64 Number | 59.75 Number | 371.59 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 282.91 Number | 214.09 Number | 339.41 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 168.16 Number | 138.29 Number | 201.16 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Australia?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Australia was 138.29 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 371.59 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1977.
- How does Australia rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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