High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Estonia
Estonia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 8.32 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Estonia, 1992–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Estonia is 8.32 Number, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 53.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Estonia peaked at 17.45 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.13 Number, in 1994.
Estonia ranks 47th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5 Number | — |
| 1993 | 0.67 Number | +34.0% |
| 1994 | 0.13 Number | -80.6% |
| 1995 | 1 Number | +669.2% |
| 1997 | 0.33 Number | -67.0% |
| 1998 | 1.73 Number | +424.2% |
| 1999 | 1.75 Number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.17 Number | -90.3% |
| 2001 | 4.17 Number | +2352.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3 Number | -68.8% |
| 2003 | 8.1 Number | +523.1% |
| 2004 | 2 Number | -75.3% |
| 2005 | 4.87 Number | +143.5% |
| 2006 | 11.92 Number | +144.8% |
| 2007 | 14.3 Number | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 17.45 Number | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 15.72 Number | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 13.38 Number | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 14.37 Number | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 5.42 Number | -62.3% |
| 2013 | 8.32 Number | +53.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 8.32 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 10% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 8.32 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.72 Number, 16% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2352.9% | 0.17 Number | 4.17 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8729 Number | 0.13 Number | 1.75 Number | 7 |
| 2000s | 8 Number | 0.17 Number | 17.45 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.37 Number | 5.42 Number | 14.37 Number | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Estonia?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Estonia was 8.32 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.45 Number in 2008.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 Number in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Estonia ranks 47th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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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