High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Barcelona

Barcelona: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 63.27 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
63.27
Change on year
down 24.1%
Rank
84th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
83.32
in 2011
All-time low
0.5
in 1984
Years of data
29
1982–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Barcelona, 1982–2012

0204060801982199720121982: 21983: 11984: 0.51985: 11986: 1.21988: 3.51989: 2.21991: 7.11992: 4.31993: 21994: 6.31995: 10.71996: 20.21997: 21.51998: 19.21999: 34.52000: 512001: 34.42002: 42.32003: 46.82004: 42.42005: 40.52006: 48.62007: 582008: 58.92009: 52.42010: 64.52011: 83.32012: 63.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Barcelona recorded 63.27 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of down 24.1% on the previous year and up 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Barcelona peaked at 83.32 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1984.

That places Barcelona 84th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Barcelona, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Barcelona, 1982 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1982 2
1983 1 -50.0%
1984 0.5 -50.0%
1985 1 +100.0%
1986 1.17 +17.0%
1988 3.5 +199.1%
1989 2.25 -35.7%
1991 7.07 +214.2%
1992 4.31 -39.0%
1993 2 -53.6%
1994 6.31 +215.5%
1995 10.68 +69.3%
1996 20.22 +89.3%
1997 21.48 +6.2%
1998 19.23 -10.5%
1999 34.47 +79.3%
2000 50.95 +47.8%
2001 34.44 -32.4%
2002 42.3 +22.8%
2003 46.77 +10.6%
2004 42.38 -9.4%
2005 40.52 -4.4%
2006 48.62 +20.0%
2007 58 +19.3%
2008 58.9 +1.6%
2009 52.4 -11.0%
2010 64.53 +23.1%
2011 83.32 +29.1%
2012 63.27 -24.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.63 0.5 3.5 7
1990s 13.97 2 34.47 9
2000s 47.53 34.44 58.9 10
2010s 70.37 63.27 83.32 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Barcelona?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Barcelona was 63.27 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Barcelona?
The highest recorded value was 83.32 in 2011.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Barcelona?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1984.
How does Barcelona rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Barcelona ranks 84th 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 Barcelona?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barcelona 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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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