High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Italy
Italy: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 301 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Italy, 1977–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Italy is 301 Number, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of down 21.7% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Italy peaked at 570.95 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4 Number, in 1977.
Italy ranks 18th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4 Number | — |
| 1978 | 11.5 Number | +187.5% |
| 1979 | 30 Number | +160.9% |
| 1980 | 58 Number | +93.3% |
| 1981 | 58.53 Number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 46.83 Number | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 94.17 Number | +101.1% |
| 1984 | 79.33 Number | -15.8% |
| 1985 | 109.23 Number | +37.7% |
| 1986 | 132 Number | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 143.58 Number | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 161.79 Number | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 171.67 Number | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 193.63 Number | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 167.67 Number | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 199.7 Number | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 232.1 Number | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 263.62 Number | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 257.3 Number | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 304.26 Number | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 324.54 Number | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 382.9 Number | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 383.85 Number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 475.7 Number | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 429.88 Number | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 519.02 Number | +20.7% |
| 2003 | 515.2 Number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 490.04 Number | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 570.95 Number | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 490.5 Number | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 448.92 Number | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 460.46 Number | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 454.36 Number | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 399.62 Number | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 397.77 Number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 384.47 Number | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 301 Number | -21.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 301 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Italy's 301 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.72 Number, 5.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Italy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +187.5% | 4 Number | 11.5 Number |
| 1979 | +160.9% | 11.5 Number | 30 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.17 Number | 4 Number | 30 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 105.51 Number | 46.83 Number | 171.67 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 270.96 Number | 167.67 Number | 383.85 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 485.5 Number | 429.88 Number | 570.95 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 370.72 Number | 301 Number | 399.62 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Italy?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Italy was 301 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 570.95 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 Number in 1977.
- How does Italy rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Italy ranks 18th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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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