High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Lithuania
Lithuania: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 5.3 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Lithuania, 1994–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 5.3 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.1% on the previous year and up 217.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Lithuania peaked at 16.12 Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1 Number, in 1994.
That places Lithuania 53rd 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.1 Number | — |
| 1996 | 0.5 Number | +400.0% |
| 1997 | 0.33 Number | -34.0% |
| 1999 | 3 Number | +809.1% |
| 2000 | 2.03 Number | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 1.4 Number | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 0.33 Number | -76.4% |
| 2003 | 1.67 Number | +406.1% |
| 2004 | 1.54 Number | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.8 Number | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 3 Number | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 3.33 Number | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 5.87 Number | +76.3% |
| 2009 | 5 Number | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 2 Number | -60.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5 Number | +225.0% |
| 2012 | 16.12 Number | +148.0% |
| 2013 | 5.3 Number | -67.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9825 Number | 0.1 Number | 3 Number | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.6 Number | 0.33 Number | 5.87 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.48 Number | 2 Number | 16.12 Number | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Lithuania?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Lithuania was 5.3 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.12 Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 Number in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Lithuania ranks 53rd out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 217.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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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