High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) by country
Countries reporting
32
Highest
2,453
Germany
Lowest
42.73
Schleswig-Holstein
Median
44
Years covered
36
1977β2012
Data points
33,930
What the numbers show
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 2,453 in Germany; the lowest is 42.73 in Schleswig-Holstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 44, and the mean is 267.26.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 57.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 3,597.0%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 96.7%).
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2,453 | 2012 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 1,697 | 2012 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 935.65 | 2012 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Sweden | 679.45 | 2012 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Netherlands | 545.39 | 2012 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 358.81 | 2012 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Belgium | 317.81 | 2012 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 292.53 | 2012 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Switzerland | 289.42 | 2012 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Spain | 242.17 | 2012 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Austria | 196.21 | 2012 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Denmark | 177.05 | 2012 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Norway | 64.05 | 2012 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Ireland | 61.91 | 2012 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 56.67 | 2012 | up 394.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Hungary | 45.28 | 2012 | up 179.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Czechia | 13.64 | 2012 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Romania | 12.67 | 2012 | up 563.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Greece | 12.61 | 2012 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Lithuania | 12.2 | 2012 | up 3,597.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Portugal | 10.29 | 2012 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Latvia | 7.33 | 2012 | up 233.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Slovakia | 6.59 | 2012 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovenia | 6.5 | 2012 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Estonia | 4.67 | 2012 | up 259.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 4.33 | 2012 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 4.17 | 2012 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Cyprus | 1 | 2012 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Croatia | 0.5 | 2012 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Iceland | 0.33 | 2012 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Malta | 0.33 | 2009 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 117 | Schleswig-Holstein | 42.73 | 2012 | down 18.5% | rising |