High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 5.33 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Luxembourg, 1978–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2013, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Luxembourg stood at 5.33 Number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Luxembourg peaked at 17.08 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.14 Number, in 1993.
Luxembourg ranks 52nd of 60 countries on this measure, 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 Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 Number | — |
| 1980 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5 Number | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 1 Number | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 2.1 Number | +110.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 Number | -93.3% |
| 1994 | 1 Number | +614.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5 Number | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 5 Number | +900.0% |
| 1998 | 5.53 Number | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 3 Number | -45.8% |
| 2000 | 7.5 Number | +150.0% |
| 2001 | 7.75 Number | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.7 Number | -52.3% |
| 2003 | 5.91 Number | +59.7% |
| 2004 | 11.42 Number | +93.2% |
| 2005 | 6 Number | -47.5% |
| 2006 | 17.08 Number | +184.7% |
| 2007 | 6.53 Number | -61.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2 Number | -20.4% |
| 2009 | 3.83 Number | -26.3% |
| 2010 | 5.73 Number | +49.6% |
| 2011 | 4.45 Number | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 6.98 Number | +56.9% |
| 2013 | 5.33 Number | -23.6% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 5.33 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 7% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 5.33 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.72 Number, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Luxembourg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +900.0% | 0.5 Number | 5 Number |
| 1994 | +614.3% | 0.14 Number | 1 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.32 Number | 1 Number | 2.1 Number | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.53 Number | 0.14 Number | 5.53 Number | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.49 Number | 3.7 Number | 17.08 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.62 Number | 4.45 Number | 6.98 Number | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Luxembourg?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Luxembourg was 5.33 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 17.08 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 Number in 1993.
- How does Luxembourg rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Luxembourg ranks 52nd out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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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