High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Ireland
Ireland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 87.22 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
87.22 Number
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
29th
of 60 countries
All-time high
118.56 Number
in 2011
All-time low
2 Number
in 1982
Years of data
32
1982–2013
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Ireland, 1982–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2013, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Ireland stood at 87.22 Number.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Ireland peaked at 118.56 Number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2 Number, in 1982.
Ireland ranks 29th 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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2 Number | — |
| 1983 | 2 Number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 Number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.5 Number | +125.0% |
| 1986 | 7.3 Number | +62.2% |
| 1987 | 4.33 Number | -40.7% |
| 1988 | 8.33 Number | +92.4% |
| 1989 | 8.83 Number | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 11.89 Number | +34.7% |
| 1991 | 15.53 Number | +30.6% |
| 1992 | 15.77 Number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 9.08 Number | -42.4% |
| 1994 | 16.28 Number | +79.3% |
| 1995 | 20.29 Number | +24.6% |
| 1996 | 20.09 Number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 28.74 Number | +43.1% |
| 1998 | 47.37 Number | +64.8% |
| 1999 | 67.29 Number | +42.1% |
| 2000 | 61.04 Number | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 83.41 Number | +36.6% |
| 2002 | 68.23 Number | -18.2% |
| 2003 | 54.37 Number | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 62.02 Number | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 59.98 Number | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 82.08 Number | +36.8% |
| 2007 | 75.31 Number | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 89.7 Number | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 69.35 Number | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 97.18 Number | +40.1% |
| 2011 | 118.56 Number | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 84.5 Number | -28.7% |
| 2013 | 87.22 Number | +3.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 87.22 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 87.22 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.72 Number, 1.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.91 Number | 2 Number | 8.83 Number | 8 |
| 1990s | 25.23 Number | 9.08 Number | 67.29 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.55 Number | 54.37 Number | 89.7 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.87 Number | 84.5 Number | 118.56 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More science & technology data for Ireland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 83.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Ireland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Ireland was 87.22 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 118.56 Number in 2011.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 Number in 1982.
- How does Ireland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Ireland ranks 29th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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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