High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Comunidad de Madrid
Comunidad de Madrid: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 115.64 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Comunidad de Madrid, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Comunidad de Madrid recorded 115.64 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 164.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Comunidad de Madrid peaked at 153.39 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.
That places Comunidad de Madrid 48th 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 Comunidad de Madrid, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.33 | +133.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.83 | +291.5% |
| 1985 | 2 | -74.5% |
| 1986 | 5 | +150.0% |
| 1987 | 5.09 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 7.81 | +53.4% |
| 1989 | 12.45 | +59.4% |
| 1990 | 15.32 | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 17.89 | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 13.31 | -25.6% |
| 1993 | 18.25 | +37.1% |
| 1994 | 25.69 | +40.8% |
| 1995 | 11.19 | -56.4% |
| 1996 | 20.39 | +82.2% |
| 1997 | 24.47 | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 47.97 | +96.0% |
| 1999 | 51.2 | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 39.64 | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 52.18 | +31.6% |
| 2002 | 43.73 | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 41.55 | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 63.99 | +54.0% |
| 2005 | 83.63 | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 77.52 | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 101.79 | +31.3% |
| 2008 | 110.64 | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 153.39 | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 135.9 | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 129.58 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 115.64 | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.17 | 2 | 12.45 | 9 |
| 1990s | 24.57 | 11.19 | 51.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.81 | 39.64 | 153.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.04 | 115.64 | 135.9 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Comunidad de Madrid?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Comunidad de Madrid was 115.64 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Comunidad de Madrid?
- The highest recorded value was 153.39 in 2009.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Comunidad de Madrid?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
- How does Comunidad de Madrid rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Comunidad de Madrid ranks 48th 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 Comunidad de Madrid?
- Over the last ten years it is up 164.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comunidad de Madrid 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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