High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Taiwan
Taiwan: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 347.67 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Taiwan, 1979–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Taiwan is 347.67 Number, measured in 2013.
That represents a change of down 20.8% on the previous year and up 181.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Taiwan peaked at 520.12 Number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5 Number, in 1981.
Taiwan ranks 14th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 Number | — |
| 1981 | 0.5 Number | -75.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5 Number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1 Number | +100.0% |
| 1986 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 7 Number | +600.0% |
| 1988 | 7 Number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12.42 Number | +77.4% |
| 1990 | 12.5 Number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 11.23 Number | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 11.14 Number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 13.58 Number | +21.9% |
| 1994 | 24.35 Number | +79.3% |
| 1995 | 18.65 Number | -23.4% |
| 1996 | 31.47 Number | +68.7% |
| 1997 | 42.21 Number | +34.1% |
| 1998 | 42.78 Number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 57.38 Number | +34.1% |
| 2000 | 75.04 Number | +30.8% |
| 2001 | 92.2 Number | +22.9% |
| 2002 | 164.65 Number | +78.6% |
| 2003 | 123.45 Number | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 205.89 Number | +66.8% |
| 2005 | 269.48 Number | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 282.72 Number | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 370.59 Number | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 365.19 Number | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 423.76 Number | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 453.62 Number | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 520.12 Number | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 439.05 Number | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 347.67 Number | -20.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +600.0% | 1 Number | 7 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 Number | 2 Number | 2 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.2 Number | 0.5 Number | 12.42 Number | 7 |
| 1990s | 26.53 Number | 11.14 Number | 57.38 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 237.3 Number | 75.04 Number | 423.76 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 440.12 Number | 347.67 Number | 520.12 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 11 Netherlands 575.27 Number compare
- 11 Netherlands 575.27 Number compare
- 13 Sweden 491.29 Number compare
- 15 Switzerland 323.89 Number compare
- 16 Belgium 321.52 Number compare
- 17 Finland 312.85 Number compare
More science & technology data for Taiwan
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 1,488 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 343 Patents (2022)
- Patents - technology diffusion 55,572 Patents (2023)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 1,488 Patents (2023)
- Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants 343 Patents (2022)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 1,276 Number (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Taiwan?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Taiwan was 347.67 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 520.12 Number in 2011.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 Number in 1981.
- How does Taiwan rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Taiwan ranks 14th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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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