High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Akershus (statistical region 2016)

Akershus (statistical region 2016): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 12.22 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
12.22
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
276th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
24.37
in 2003
All-time low
0.33
in 1983
Years of data
32
1980–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Akershus (statistical region 2016), 1980–2012

05101520251980199620121980: 1.21981: 21982: 11983: 0.331984: 11986: 1.71987: 31988: 11989: 4.81990: 21991: 3.11992: 3.21993: 4.51994: 3.91995: 6.61996: 10.61997: 16.21998: 161999: 7.72000: 16.82001: 182002: 20.42003: 24.42004: 12.12005: 222006: 17.22007: 11.82008: 12.42009: 13.72010: 102011: 12.12012: 12.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Akershus (statistical region 2016) stood at 12.22.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Akershus (statistical region 2016) peaked at 24.37 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1983.

Akershus (statistical region 2016) ranks 276th of 1415 regions 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 and NUTS 3 in Akershus (statistical region 2016), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Akershus (statistical region 2016), 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 1.25
1981 2 +60.0%
1982 1 -50.0%
1983 0.33 -67.0%
1984 1 +203.0%
1986 1.67 +67.0%
1987 3 +79.6%
1988 1 -66.7%
1989 4.83 +383.0%
1990 2 -58.6%
1991 3.08 +54.0%
1992 3.17 +2.9%
1993 4.5 +42.0%
1994 3.87 -14.0%
1995 6.58 +70.0%
1996 10.6 +61.1%
1997 16.25 +53.3%
1998 15.97 -1.7%
1999 7.67 -52.0%
2000 16.78 +118.8%
2001 17.98 +7.2%
2002 20.41 +13.5%
2003 24.37 +19.4%
2004 12.06 -50.5%
2005 22.03 +82.7%
2006 17.25 -21.7%
2007 11.81 -31.5%
2008 12.43 +5.2%
2009 13.67 +10.0%
2010 9.98 -27.0%
2011 12.08 +21.0%
2012 12.22 +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.79 0.33 4.83 9
1990s 7.37 2 16.25 10
2000s 16.88 11.81 24.37 10
2010s 11.43 9.98 12.22 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Akershus (statistical region 2016)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Akershus (statistical region 2016) was 12.22 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Akershus (statistical region 2016)?
The highest recorded value was 24.37 in 2003.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Akershus (statistical region 2016)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1983.
How does Akershus (statistical region 2016) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Akershus (statistical region 2016) ranks 276th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Akershus (statistical region 2016)?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Akershus (statistical region 2016) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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