High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Denmark
Denmark: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 177.05 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Denmark, 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 Denmark is 177.05 Number, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.5% on the previous year and down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Denmark peaked at 281.67 Number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5 Number, in 1978.
Denmark ranks 14th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Denmark, 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 | 42.47 Number | +30.4% |
| 1989 | 55.67 Number | +31.1% |
| 1990 | 60.81 Number | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 71.15 Number | +17.0% |
| 1992 | 66.77 Number | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 85.77 Number | +28.5% |
| 1994 | 84.25 Number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 107.21 Number | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 123.77 Number | +15.4% |
| 1997 | 155.36 Number | +25.5% |
| 1998 | 226.33 Number | +45.7% |
| 1999 | 245.37 Number | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 273.68 Number | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 254.01 Number | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 256.57 Number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 281.67 Number | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 276.68 Number | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 258.76 Number | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 242.43 Number | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 241.67 Number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 240.73 Number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 210.18 Number | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 223.25 Number | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 262.22 Number | +17.5% |
| 2012 | 177.05 Number | -32.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 177.05 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 3.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 177.05 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 3.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Denmark 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 | 26.24 Number | 7.17 Number | 55.67 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 122.68 Number | 60.81 Number | 245.37 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 253.64 Number | 210.18 Number | 281.67 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 220.84 Number | 177.05 Number | 262.22 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Denmark?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Denmark was 177.05 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 Denmark?
- 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 Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 Number in 1978.
- How does Denmark rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Denmark ranks 14th 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 Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark 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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