High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Netherlands
Netherlands: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 575.27 in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
575.27
Change on year
down 18.9%
World rank
8th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1,758
in 2001
All-time low
8
in 1977
Years of data
37
1977–2013
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Netherlands, 1977–2013
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 575.27 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2013.
The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Netherlands peaked at 1,758 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1977.
Netherlands ranks 8th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.11 | 8 | 46.33 | 3 |
| 1980s | 194.17 | 64.17 | 331.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 536.34 | 280.37 | 1,072 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,084 | 762.33 | 1,758 | 10 |
| 2010s | 679.05 | 575.27 | 756.24 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Netherlands?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Netherlands was 575.27 in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1,758 in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1977.
- How does Netherlands rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Netherlands ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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