High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in South Korea
South Korea: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 2,410 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in South Korea, 1984–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in South Korea is 2,410 Number, measured in 2013.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in South Korea peaked at 2,661 Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.14 Number, in 1985.
South Korea ranks 4th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.5 Number | — |
| 1985 | 0.14 Number | -72.0% |
| 1986 | 3 Number | +2042.9% |
| 1987 | 2.75 Number | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 5.5 Number | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 15.4 Number | +180.0% |
| 1990 | 49.83 Number | +223.6% |
| 1991 | 56.16 Number | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 102.35 Number | +82.2% |
| 1993 | 110.17 Number | +7.6% |
| 1994 | 128.17 Number | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 175.25 Number | +36.7% |
| 1996 | 198.44 Number | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 332.63 Number | +67.6% |
| 1998 | 466.93 Number | +40.4% |
| 1999 | 456.66 Number | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 548.94 Number | +20.2% |
| 2001 | 739.81 Number | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 1,126 Number | +52.3% |
| 2003 | 1,704 Number | +51.3% |
| 2004 | 2,151 Number | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 2,293 Number | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 2,443 Number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 2,105 Number | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 1,790 Number | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 2,269 Number | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 2,570 Number | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 2,390 Number | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 2,661 Number | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 2,410 Number | -9.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 2,410 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 30.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 2,410 Number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 104.92 Number, 23.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +2042.9% | 0.14 Number | 3 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.55 Number | 0.14 Number | 15.4 Number | 6 |
| 1990s | 207.66 Number | 49.83 Number | 466.93 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,717 Number | 548.94 Number | 2,443 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,508 Number | 2,390 Number | 2,661 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 1 United States 8,748 Number compare
- 1 United States 8,748 Number compare
- 3 Japan 4,051 Number compare
- 4 South Korea 2,410 Number compare
- 6 Germany 2,271 Number compare
- 7 France 1,701 Number compare
More science & technology data for South Korea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 172.52 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.72 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 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 859.55 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 71,724 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0014 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in South Korea?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in South Korea was 2,410 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,661 Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 Number in 1985.
- How does South Korea rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- South Korea ranks 4th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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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