High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013) in China except Hong Kong
China except Hong Kong: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013) was 2,170 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in China except Hong Kong, 1984–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2013, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in China except Hong Kong stood at 2,170 Number.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and up 483.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in China except Hong Kong peaked at 2,944 Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5 Number, in 1984.
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 (1977-2013) in China except Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.5 Number | — |
| 1985 | 5 Number | +900.0% |
| 1986 | 4.25 Number | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 3.02 Number | -28.9% |
| 1988 | 2.03 Number | -32.8% |
| 1989 | 1.25 Number | -38.4% |
| 1990 | 6.39 Number | +411.2% |
| 1991 | 4.56 Number | -28.6% |
| 1992 | 2.25 Number | -50.7% |
| 1993 | 1.98 Number | -12.0% |
| 1994 | 3.74 Number | +88.9% |
| 1995 | 6.26 Number | +67.4% |
| 1996 | 13.75 Number | +119.6% |
| 1997 | 12.7 Number | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 27.05 Number | +113.0% |
| 1999 | 43.94 Number | +62.4% |
| 2000 | 109.73 Number | +149.7% |
| 2001 | 152.49 Number | +39.0% |
| 2002 | 261.64 Number | +71.6% |
| 2003 | 371.98 Number | +42.2% |
| 2004 | 481.45 Number | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 859.39 Number | +78.5% |
| 2006 | 1,020 Number | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 1,285 Number | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 1,357 Number | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 1,931 Number | +42.3% |
| 2010 | 1,845 Number | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 2,164 Number | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 2,944 Number | +36.1% |
| 2013 | 2,170 Number | -26.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013) in China except Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +900.0% | 0.5 Number | 5 Number |
| 1990 | +411.2% | 1.25 Number | 6.39 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.68 Number | 0.5 Number | 5 Number | 6 |
| 1990s | 12.26 Number | 1.98 Number | 43.94 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 782.89 Number | 109.73 Number | 1,931 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,281 Number | 1,845 Number | 2,944 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near China except Hong Kong
- 3 Japan 4,051 Number compare
- 4 South Korea 2,410 Number compare
- 4 South Korea 2,410 Number compare
- 6 Germany 2,271 Number compare
- 7 France 1,701 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 1,007 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 1,007 Number compare
More science & technology data for China except Hong Kong
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 5.23 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2020)
- GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 466,475 Million euro (2024)
- GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 466,475 Million euro (2024)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 5.23 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2020)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 5.23 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2020)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 7,497 Number (2014)
- Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 4,185 Number (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 502.02 Number (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 1,055 Number (2012)
- Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 443.19 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in China except Hong Kong?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in China except Hong Kong was 2,170 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in China except Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 2,944 Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in China except Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 Number in 1984.
- How does China except Hong Kong rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- China except Hong Kong ranks 6th out of 7 regions with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in China except Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 483.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China except Hong Kong 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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