High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in South Africa
South Africa: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 12.5 in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
12.5
Change on year
down 26.4%
World rank
34th
of 47 countries
All-time high
31.14
in 2003
All-time low
1
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2013
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in South Africa, 1980–2013
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2013, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in South Africa stood at 12.5.
The figure is down 26.4% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in South Africa peaked at 31.14 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1980.
That places South Africa 34th out of 47 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1983 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.5 | -50.0% |
| 1985 | 3 | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 3.03 | +51.5% |
| 1989 | 3 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 6.75 | +170.0% |
| 1992 | 14.19 | +110.2% |
| 1993 | 4.22 | -70.3% |
| 1994 | 6.67 | +58.1% |
| 1995 | 13 | +94.9% |
| 1996 | 3.17 | -75.6% |
| 1997 | 22.83 | +620.2% |
| 1998 | 24.83 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 23.75 | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 23.08 | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 14.42 | -37.5% |
| 2002 | 20.03 | +38.9% |
| 2003 | 31.14 | +55.5% |
| 2004 | 14.34 | -53.9% |
| 2005 | 17.72 | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 23.31 | +31.5% |
| 2007 | 16.92 | -27.4% |
| 2008 | 23.45 | +38.6% |
| 2009 | 14.75 | -37.1% |
| 2010 | 16.23 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 14.28 | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 16.98 | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 12.5 | -26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.28 | 1 | 3.03 | 9 |
| 1990s | 12.19 | 2.5 | 24.83 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.92 | 14.34 | 31.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 | 12.5 | 16.98 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in South Africa?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in South Africa was 12.5 in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 31.14 in 2003.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1980.
- How does South Africa rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- South Africa ranks 34th out of 47 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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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