High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Danmark
Danmark: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 173.24 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Danmark, 1977–2012
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 Danmark is 173.24 Number, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 33.6% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Danmark peaked at 281.67 Number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5 Number, in 1978.
That places Danmark 31st 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 Danmark, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6 Number | — |
| 1978 | 5 Number | -16.7% |
| 1979 | 8.5 Number | +70.0% |
| 1980 | 7.17 Number | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 9.1 Number | +26.9% |
| 1982 | 13.17 Number | +44.7% |
| 1983 | 20.67 Number | +56.9% |
| 1984 | 13.71 Number | -33.7% |
| 1985 | 39.37 Number | +187.2% |
| 1986 | 28.53 Number | -27.5% |
| 1987 | 32.57 Number | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 42.22 Number | +29.6% |
| 1989 | 55.67 Number | +31.9% |
| 1990 | 60.21 Number | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 70.9 Number | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 66.57 Number | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 85.02 Number | +27.7% |
| 1994 | 83.71 Number | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 106.96 Number | +27.8% |
| 1996 | 123.07 Number | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 154.52 Number | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 225.51 Number | +45.9% |
| 1999 | 245.37 Number | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 272.55 Number | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 251.81 Number | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 255.11 Number | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 281.67 Number | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 275.43 Number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 256.63 Number | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 242.43 Number | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 237.99 Number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 239.23 Number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 209.93 Number | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 222.88 Number | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 260.97 Number | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 173.24 Number | -33.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Danmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +187.2% | 13.71 Number | 39.37 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.5 Number | 5 Number | 8.5 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 26.22 Number | 7.17 Number | 55.67 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.18 Number | 60.21 Number | 245.37 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 252.28 Number | 209.93 Number | 281.67 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 219.03 Number | 173.24 Number | 260.97 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 Danmark?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Danmark was 173.24 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 Danmark?
- The highest recorded value was 281.67 Number in 2003.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Danmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 Number in 1978.
- How does Danmark rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Danmark ranks 31st 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 Danmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Danmark 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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