High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Iceland
Iceland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 0.6 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Iceland, 1979–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Iceland is 0.6 Number, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.9% on the previous year and down 95.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Iceland peaked at 20.45 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Number, in 1988.
That places Iceland 60th out of 60 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.5 Number | — |
| 1983 | 1.33 Number | +166.0% |
| 1985 | 0.33 Number | -75.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2 Number | -39.4% |
| 1989 | 1.7 Number | +750.0% |
| 1990 | 1 Number | -41.2% |
| 1992 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.08 Number | +208.0% |
| 1994 | 3.75 Number | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 1.67 Number | -55.5% |
| 1996 | 3.5 Number | +109.6% |
| 1997 | 5.2 Number | +48.6% |
| 1998 | 7.83 Number | +50.6% |
| 1999 | 20.45 Number | +161.2% |
| 2000 | 11.78 Number | -42.4% |
| 2001 | 8.27 Number | -29.8% |
| 2002 | 10 Number | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 13.15 Number | +31.5% |
| 2004 | 3.92 Number | -70.2% |
| 2005 | 5.75 Number | +46.7% |
| 2006 | 5.3 Number | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 15 Number | +183.0% |
| 2008 | 11.52 Number | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 3.37 Number | -70.7% |
| 2010 | 3.75 Number | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 5 Number | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 1.33 Number | -73.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6 Number | -54.9% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.6 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 1% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.6 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.72 Number, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +750.0% | 0.2 Number | 1.7 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 Number | 0.5 Number | 0.5 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.89 Number | 0.2 Number | 1.7 Number | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.28 Number | 1 Number | 20.45 Number | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.81 Number | 3.37 Number | 15 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 Number | 0.6 Number | 5 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Iceland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Iceland was 0.6 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 20.45 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Number in 1988.
- How does Iceland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Iceland ranks 60th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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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