High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Latvia
Latvia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 16 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Latvia, 1992–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Latvia is 16 Number, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 111.1% on the previous year and up 6,300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Latvia peaked at 16 Number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Number, in 1999.
Latvia ranks 38th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.25 Number | — |
| 1995 | 0.4 Number | +60.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2 Number | -50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.88 Number | +340.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6 Number | -31.8% |
| 2002 | 2.2 Number | +266.7% |
| 2003 | 0.25 Number | -88.6% |
| 2005 | 2 Number | +700.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 Number | -75.0% |
| 2007 | 3.33 Number | +566.0% |
| 2008 | 3 Number | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.25 Number | -91.7% |
| 2010 | 1.75 Number | +600.0% |
| 2011 | 1 Number | -42.9% |
| 2012 | 7.58 Number | +658.0% |
| 2013 | 16 Number | +111.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2833 Number | 0.2 Number | 0.4 Number | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.45 Number | 0.25 Number | 3.33 Number | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.58 Number | 1 Number | 16 Number | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Latvia?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Latvia was 16 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 16 Number in 2013.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Number in 1999.
- How does Latvia rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Latvia ranks 38th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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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