High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Comunidad de Madrid
Comunidad de Madrid: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 115.64 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Comunidad de Madrid, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Comunidad de Madrid recorded 115.64 Number 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 Number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1978.
That places Comunidad de Madrid 48th out of 1427 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 … NUTS in Comunidad de Madrid, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 Number | — |
| 1979 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.33 Number | +133.0% |
| 1982 | 2 Number | -14.2% |
| 1983 | 2 Number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 7.83 Number | +291.5% |
| 1985 | 2 Number | -74.5% |
| 1986 | 5 Number | +150.0% |
| 1987 | 5.09 Number | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 7.81 Number | +53.4% |
| 1989 | 12.45 Number | +59.4% |
| 1990 | 15.32 Number | +23.1% |
| 1991 | 17.89 Number | +16.8% |
| 1992 | 13.31 Number | -25.6% |
| 1993 | 18.25 Number | +37.1% |
| 1994 | 25.69 Number | +40.8% |
| 1995 | 11.19 Number | -56.4% |
| 1996 | 20.39 Number | +82.2% |
| 1997 | 24.47 Number | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 47.97 Number | +96.0% |
| 1999 | 51.2 Number | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 39.64 Number | -22.6% |
| 2001 | 52.18 Number | +31.6% |
| 2002 | 43.73 Number | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 41.55 Number | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 63.99 Number | +54.0% |
| 2005 | 83.63 Number | +30.7% |
| 2006 | 77.52 Number | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 101.79 Number | +31.3% |
| 2008 | 110.64 Number | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 153.39 Number | +38.6% |
| 2010 | 135.9 Number | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 129.58 Number | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 115.64 Number | -10.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Comunidad de Madrid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +291.5% | 2 Number | 7.83 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 5.17 Number | 2 Number | 12.45 Number | 9 |
| 1990s | 24.57 Number | 11.19 Number | 51.2 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.81 Number | 39.64 Number | 153.39 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 127.04 Number | 115.64 Number | 135.9 Number | 3 |
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- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 97.5% (2025)
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- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 246.06 Number (2012)
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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 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 Comunidad de Madrid?
- The highest recorded value was 153.39 Number 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 Number 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 1427 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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