High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Darmstadt
Darmstadt: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 167.94 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Darmstadt, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Darmstadt recorded 167.94 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Darmstadt peaked at 237.04 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.25 Number, in 1977.
That places Darmstadt 34th 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 Darmstadt, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.25 Number | — |
| 1978 | 30.95 Number | +489.5% |
| 1979 | 44.5 Number | +43.8% |
| 1980 | 33.67 Number | -24.3% |
| 1981 | 52.6 Number | +56.2% |
| 1982 | 53.02 Number | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 63.91 Number | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 73.99 Number | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 64.41 Number | -12.9% |
| 1986 | 77.34 Number | +20.1% |
| 1987 | 105.75 Number | +36.7% |
| 1988 | 93.57 Number | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 71.34 Number | -23.8% |
| 1990 | 84.84 Number | +18.9% |
| 1991 | 82.92 Number | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 76.16 Number | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 80.73 Number | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 77.2 Number | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 100.26 Number | +29.9% |
| 1996 | 123.7 Number | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 142.57 Number | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 153.29 Number | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 185.48 Number | +21.0% |
| 2000 | 237.04 Number | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 213.63 Number | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 205.07 Number | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 185.46 Number | -9.6% |
| 2004 | 229.22 Number | +23.6% |
| 2005 | 189.07 Number | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 183.86 Number | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 210.04 Number | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 165.11 Number | -21.4% |
| 2009 | 177.4 Number | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 182.69 Number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 191.38 Number | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 167.94 Number | -12.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Darmstadt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +489.5% | 5.25 Number | 30.95 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.9 Number | 5.25 Number | 44.5 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 68.96 Number | 33.67 Number | 105.75 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 110.72 Number | 76.16 Number | 185.48 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 199.59 Number | 165.11 Number | 237.04 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 180.67 Number | 167.94 Number | 191.38 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Darmstadt
More science & technology data for Darmstadt
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 1,349 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 51,108 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 938.57 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 199.94 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Darmstadt?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Darmstadt was 167.94 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 Darmstadt?
- The highest recorded value was 237.04 Number in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Darmstadt?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 Number in 1977.
- How does Darmstadt rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Darmstadt ranks 34th 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 Darmstadt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Darmstadt 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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