High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Continente
Continente: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 9.96 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
9.96 Number
Change on year
down 50.7%
Rank
321st
of 1427 regions
All-time high
36 Number
in 2005
All-time low
0.2 Number
in 1985
Years of data
29
1980–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Continente, 1980–2012
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 Continente is 9.96 Number, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 50.7% on the previous year and up 189.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Continente peaked at 36 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Number, in 1985.
That places Continente 321st out of 1427 regions 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 Continente, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 Number | — |
| 1985 | 0.2 Number | -80.0% |
| 1986 | 0.33 Number | +65.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2 Number | -39.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5 Number | +150.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4 Number | -20.0% |
| 1990 | 0.92 Number | +130.0% |
| 1991 | 2.5 Number | +171.7% |
| 1992 | 1.3 Number | -48.0% |
| 1993 | 2.17 Number | +66.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5 Number | -77.0% |
| 1995 | 1.5 Number | +200.0% |
| 1996 | 2.33 Number | +55.3% |
| 1997 | 3.7 Number | +58.8% |
| 1998 | 2.67 Number | -27.8% |
| 1999 | 7.18 Number | +168.9% |
| 2000 | 3.92 Number | -45.4% |
| 2001 | 7.97 Number | +103.3% |
| 2002 | 3.44 Number | -56.8% |
| 2003 | 9.84 Number | +186.0% |
| 2004 | 8.43 Number | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 36 Number | +327.0% |
| 2006 | 23.97 Number | -33.4% |
| 2007 | 35.85 Number | +49.6% |
| 2008 | 27.8 Number | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 17.98 Number | -35.3% |
| 2010 | 15.93 Number | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 20.21 Number | +26.9% |
| 2012 | 9.96 Number | -50.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4383 Number | 0.2 Number | 1 Number | 6 |
| 1990s | 2.48 Number | 0.5 Number | 7.18 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.52 Number | 3.44 Number | 36 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.37 Number | 9.96 Number | 20.21 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Continente?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Continente was 9.96 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 Continente?
- The highest recorded value was 36 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Continente?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Number in 1985.
- How does Continente rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Continente ranks 321st 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 Continente?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Continente 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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