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

Cyprus: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 31 countries
All-time high
4.33
in 2001
All-time low
0.33
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: 11997: 11999: 0.362000: 0.52001: 4.32002: 22003: 2.82005: 0.462006: 0.332007: 32008: 12009: 42010: 12012: 1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Cyprus is 1, 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 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 2006.

That places Cyprus 28th out of 31 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 and NUTS 3 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 Value Change
1990 1
1997 1 +0.0%
1999 0.36 -64.0%
2000 0.5 +38.9%
2001 4.33 +766.0%
2002 2 -53.8%
2003 2.78 +39.0%
2005 0.46 -83.5%
2006 0.33 -28.3%
2007 3 +809.1%
2008 1 -66.7%
2009 4 +300.0%
2010 1 -75.0%
2012 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 25 Estonia 4.67 compare
  2. 26 Luxembourg 4.33 compare
  3. 27 Bulgaria 4.17 compare
  4. 29 Croatia 0.5 compare
  5. 30 Iceland 0.33 compare
  6. 30 Malta 0.33 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 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 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 in 2006.
How does Cyprus rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Cyprus ranks 28th out of 31 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)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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