High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Norway
Norway: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 60.8 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
60.8 Number
Change on year
down 26.7%
World rank
31st
of 60 countries
All-time high
86.3 Number
in 2002
All-time low
1.25 Number
in 1980
Years of data
35
1979–2013
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Norway, 1979–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2013, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Norway stood at 60.8 Number.
That represents a change of down 26.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Norway peaked at 86.3 Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.25 Number, in 1980.
That places Norway 31st out of 60 countries with data for 2013, putting it 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.75 Number | — |
| 1980 | 1.25 Number | -28.6% |
| 1981 | 3 Number | +140.0% |
| 1982 | 5.08 Number | +69.3% |
| 1983 | 1.33 Number | -73.8% |
| 1984 | 3.83 Number | +188.0% |
| 1985 | 3.14 Number | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 7.67 Number | +144.3% |
| 1987 | 7.4 Number | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 10 Number | +35.1% |
| 1989 | 16.97 Number | +69.7% |
| 1990 | 9.7 Number | -42.8% |
| 1991 | 11.32 Number | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 17.17 Number | +51.7% |
| 1993 | 14.5 Number | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 11.84 Number | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 26.5 Number | +123.8% |
| 1996 | 26.97 Number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 52.45 Number | +94.5% |
| 1998 | 58.15 Number | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 65.55 Number | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 82.48 Number | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 72.56 Number | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 86.3 Number | +18.9% |
| 2003 | 74.39 Number | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 75.09 Number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 82.47 Number | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 76.62 Number | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 61.38 Number | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 66.16 Number | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 76.94 Number | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 67.54 Number | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 68.65 Number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 83 Number | +20.9% |
| 2013 | 60.8 Number | -26.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 60.8 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.38 Number, 77% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Norway's 60.8 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 51.72 Number, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 Number | 1.75 Number | 1.75 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.97 Number | 1.25 Number | 16.97 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.41 Number | 9.7 Number | 65.55 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.44 Number | 61.38 Number | 86.3 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 70 Number | 60.8 Number | 83 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More science & technology data for Norway
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.09 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 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 16.61 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7601 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,756 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Norway?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Norway was 60.8 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3 Number in 2002.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 Number in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Norway ranks 31st out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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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