High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Cyprus

Cyprus: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 1 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1 Number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 41 countries
All-time high
4.33 Number
in 2001
All-time low
0.33 Number
in 2006
Years of data
14
1990–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Cyprus, 1990–2012

012341990200120121990: 1 Number1997: 1 Number1999: 0.36 Number2000: 0.5 Number2001: 4.3 Number2002: 2 Number2003: 2.8 Number2005: 0.46 Number2006: 0.33 Number2007: 3 Number2008: 1 Number2009: 4 Number2010: 1 Number2012: 1 Number

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 Cyprus is 1 Number, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Cyprus peaked at 4.33 Number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 2006.

That places Cyprus 37th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom 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 Cyprus, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Cyprus, 1990 to 2012.
Year Number Change
1990 1 Number —
1997 1 Number +0.0%
1999 0.36 Number -64.0%
2000 0.5 Number +38.9%
2001 4.33 Number +766.0%
2002 2 Number -53.8%
2003 2.78 Number +39.0%
2005 0.46 Number -83.5%
2006 0.33 Number -28.3%
2007 3 Number +809.1%
2008 1 Number -66.7%
2009 4 Number +300.0%
2010 1 Number -75.0%
2012 1 Number +0.0%

Cyprus compared with similar countries

  • Cyprus's 1 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 2% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Cyprus's 1 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 2% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Cyprus 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.

YearChange FromTo
2007 +809.1% 0.33 Number 3 Number
2001 +766.0% 0.5 Number 4.33 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7867 Number 0.36 Number 1 Number 3
2000s 2.04 Number 0.33 Number 4.33 Number 9
2010s 1 Number 1 Number 1 Number 2

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 35 Luxembourg 4.33 Number compare
  2. 36 Bulgaria 4.17 Number compare
  3. 38 Croatia 0.5 Number compare
  4. 38 Croatia 0.5 Number compare
  5. 40 Iceland 0.33 Number compare
  6. 40 Malta 0.33 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 Cyprus?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Cyprus was 1 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 Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 4.33 Number in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 2006.
How does Cyprus rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Cyprus ranks 37th 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 Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cyprus 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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,468 places, 34,300 data points, 1977–2012
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