High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Austria
Austria: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 196.21 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Austria, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Austria recorded 196.21 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Austria peaked at 304.91 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1977.
Austria ranks 13th of 41 countries on this measure, 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 … NUTS in Austria, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 Number | — |
| 1978 | 2.33 Number | +133.0% |
| 1979 | 6 Number | +157.5% |
| 1980 | 6 Number | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11.5 Number | +91.7% |
| 1982 | 14.11 Number | +22.7% |
| 1983 | 24.75 Number | +75.4% |
| 1984 | 34.05 Number | +37.6% |
| 1985 | 36.21 Number | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 35.99 Number | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 37.5 Number | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 41.8 Number | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 46.63 Number | +11.6% |
| 1990 | 53.06 Number | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 55.07 Number | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 57.64 Number | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 55.26 Number | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 76.27 Number | +38.0% |
| 1995 | 75.56 Number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 78.23 Number | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 88.37 Number | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 104.72 Number | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 150.95 Number | +44.1% |
| 2000 | 149.4 Number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 192.71 Number | +29.0% |
| 2002 | 223.46 Number | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 240.46 Number | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 198.37 Number | -17.5% |
| 2005 | 239.56 Number | +20.8% |
| 2006 | 304.91 Number | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 302.56 Number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 188.23 Number | -37.8% |
| 2009 | 216.38 Number | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 189.38 Number | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 216.14 Number | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 196.21 Number | -9.2% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 196.21 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 3.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Austria's 196.21 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 4.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +157.5% | 2.33 Number | 6 Number |
| 1978 | +133.0% | 1 Number | 2.33 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.11 Number | 1 Number | 6 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 28.85 Number | 6 Number | 46.63 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.51 Number | 53.06 Number | 150.95 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 225.6 Number | 149.4 Number | 304.91 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 200.58 Number | 189.38 Number | 216.14 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Austria?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Austria was 196.21 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 304.91 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1977.
- How does Austria rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Austria ranks 13th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria 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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