High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Finland
Finland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 312.85 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Finland, 1977–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2013, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Finland stood at 312.85 Number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Finland peaked at 688.43 Number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1977.
Finland ranks 17th of 60 countries on this measure, 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 Finland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 Number | — |
| 1979 | 2.5 Number | +150.0% |
| 1980 | 3 Number | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 7 Number | +133.3% |
| 1982 | 8 Number | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 3 Number | -62.5% |
| 1984 | 11 Number | +266.7% |
| 1985 | 7 Number | -36.4% |
| 1986 | 10.67 Number | +52.4% |
| 1987 | 21.83 Number | +104.6% |
| 1988 | 27.65 Number | +26.7% |
| 1989 | 47.79 Number | +72.8% |
| 1990 | 61.97 Number | +29.7% |
| 1991 | 88.83 Number | +43.3% |
| 1992 | 127.72 Number | +43.8% |
| 1993 | 132.59 Number | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 198.42 Number | +49.6% |
| 1995 | 222.79 Number | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 305.44 Number | +37.1% |
| 1997 | 388.41 Number | +27.2% |
| 1998 | 445.69 Number | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 658.49 Number | +47.7% |
| 2000 | 641.94 Number | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 650.98 Number | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 621.65 Number | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 614.83 Number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 688.43 Number | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 614.74 Number | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 569.85 Number | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 480.01 Number | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 446.65 Number | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 399.37 Number | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 425.17 Number | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 380.16 Number | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 461.88 Number | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 312.85 Number | -32.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 312.85 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 3.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 312.85 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.72 Number, 6.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Finland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +266.7% | 3 Number | 11 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 Number | 1 Number | 2.5 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 14.69 Number | 3 Number | 47.79 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 263.03 Number | 61.97 Number | 658.49 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 572.85 Number | 399.37 Number | 688.43 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 395.01 Number | 312.85 Number | 461.88 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Finland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Finland was 312.85 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 688.43 Number in 2004.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1977.
- How does Finland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Finland ranks 17th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland 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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