High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 36.08 in 2012. ▲ Rising
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) recorded 36.08 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is up 28.7% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 84.11 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.33, in 1978.
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 131st of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3.33 | — |
| 1979 | 9.5 | +185.3% |
| 1980 | 5.33 | -43.9% |
| 1981 | 13.15 | +146.7% |
| 1982 | 14.25 | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 34.92 | +145.1% |
| 1984 | 27 | -22.7% |
| 1985 | 36.61 | +35.6% |
| 1986 | 34.3 | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 39 | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 32 | -17.9% |
| 1989 | 43.04 | +34.5% |
| 1990 | 50.75 | +17.9% |
| 1991 | 35.73 | -29.6% |
| 1992 | 33.09 | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 43.09 | +30.2% |
| 1994 | 26.2 | -39.2% |
| 1995 | 34.96 | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 73.34 | +109.8% |
| 1997 | 72.48 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.12 | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 84.11 | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 73.43 | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 70.35 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 66.62 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 44.76 | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 39.7 | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 47.37 | +19.3% |
| 2006 | 52.03 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 43.26 | -16.9% |
| 2008 | 36.45 | -15.7% |
| 2009 | 29.86 | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 46.84 | +56.9% |
| 2011 | 28.04 | -40.1% |
| 2012 | 36.08 | +28.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.42 | 3.33 | 9.5 | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.96 | 5.33 | 43.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.29 | 26.2 | 84.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.38 | 29.86 | 73.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.99 | 28.04 | 46.84 | 3 |
More science & technology data for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 631 Thousand persons (2019)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 15,453 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2018)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 155.44 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) was 36.08 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.11 in 1999.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 in 1978.
- How does Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 131st 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 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) 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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