High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Espace Mittelland
Espace Mittelland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 44.53 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Espace Mittelland, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Espace Mittelland is 44.53, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Espace Mittelland peaked at 100.1 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 1978.
Espace Mittelland ranks 111th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 and NUTS 3 in Espace Mittelland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 4.9 | — |
| 1979 | 5.1 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 10 | +96.1% |
| 1981 | 11.67 | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 17.42 | +49.3% |
| 1983 | 8.42 | -51.7% |
| 1984 | 15.45 | +83.5% |
| 1985 | 17.2 | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 18.2 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 17.07 | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 16.37 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 19.82 | +21.1% |
| 1990 | 20.87 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 25.55 | +22.4% |
| 1992 | 35.4 | +38.6% |
| 1993 | 35.85 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 40.75 | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 28.35 | -30.4% |
| 1996 | 45.8 | +61.6% |
| 1997 | 63.03 | +37.6% |
| 1998 | 60.85 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 96.23 | +58.1% |
| 2000 | 92.87 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 100.1 | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 78.35 | -21.7% |
| 2003 | 71.59 | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 79.48 | +11.0% |
| 2005 | 69.91 | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 68.26 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 71.19 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 76.95 | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 57.8 | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 56.88 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 57.87 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 44.53 | -23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.16 | 8.42 | 19.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.27 | 20.87 | 96.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.65 | 57.8 | 100.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.09 | 44.53 | 57.87 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Espace Mittelland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Espace Mittelland was 44.53 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Espace Mittelland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.1 in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Espace Mittelland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 1978.
- How does Espace Mittelland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Espace Mittelland ranks 111th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Espace Mittelland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Espace Mittelland 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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