High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Belgium
Belgium: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 317.81 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Belgium, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Belgium is 317.81 Number, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Belgium peaked at 364.58 Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1977.
That places Belgium 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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 … NUTS in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 Number | — |
| 1978 | 6 Number | +500.0% |
| 1979 | 10.5 Number | +75.0% |
| 1980 | 21.53 Number | +105.0% |
| 1981 | 12.5 Number | -41.9% |
| 1982 | 22.33 Number | +78.6% |
| 1983 | 28.5 Number | +27.6% |
| 1984 | 39.38 Number | +38.2% |
| 1985 | 40.4 Number | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 40.65 Number | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 50.8 Number | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 65.67 Number | +29.3% |
| 1989 | 52.82 Number | -19.6% |
| 1990 | 81.43 Number | +54.2% |
| 1991 | 92.48 Number | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 100.05 Number | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 128.98 Number | +28.9% |
| 1994 | 126.54 Number | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 166.68 Number | +31.7% |
| 1996 | 138.91 Number | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 208.91 Number | +50.4% |
| 1998 | 254.85 Number | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 331.45 Number | +30.1% |
| 2000 | 269.53 Number | -18.7% |
| 2001 | 293.89 Number | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 364.58 Number | +24.1% |
| 2003 | 292.5 Number | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 342.33 Number | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 358.48 Number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 338.17 Number | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 356.94 Number | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 321.08 Number | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 297.86 Number | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 281.21 Number | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 318.59 Number | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 317.81 Number | -0.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 317.81 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 6.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 317.81 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 7.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Belgium 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +500.0% | 1 Number | 6 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.83 Number | 1 Number | 10.5 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 37.46 Number | 12.5 Number | 65.67 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 163.03 Number | 81.43 Number | 331.45 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 323.54 Number | 269.53 Number | 364.58 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 305.87 Number | 281.21 Number | 318.59 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
- 8 Finland 358.81 Number compare
- 10 Italy 292.53 Number compare
- 11 Switzerland 289.42 Number compare
- 12 Spain 242.17 Number compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Belgium?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Belgium was 317.81 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 364.58 Number in 2002.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1977.
- How does Belgium rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Belgium ranks 9th 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 Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium 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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