High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Estonia
Estonia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 4.67 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Estonia, 1992–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 4.67 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of down 65.1% on the previous year and up 259.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Estonia peaked at 16.95 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.13 Number, in 1994.
That places Estonia 33rd out of 41 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5 Number | — |
| 1993 | 0.67 Number | +34.0% |
| 1994 | 0.13 Number | -80.6% |
| 1995 | 1 Number | +669.2% |
| 1997 | 0.33 Number | -67.0% |
| 1998 | 1.73 Number | +424.2% |
| 1999 | 1.75 Number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.17 Number | -90.3% |
| 2001 | 4.17 Number | +2352.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3 Number | -68.8% |
| 2003 | 7.1 Number | +446.2% |
| 2004 | 2 Number | -71.8% |
| 2005 | 4.87 Number | +143.5% |
| 2006 | 11.92 Number | +144.8% |
| 2007 | 14.3 Number | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 16.95 Number | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 14.72 Number | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 13.13 Number | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 13.37 Number | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.67 Number | -65.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +2352.9% | 0.17 Number | 4.17 Number |
| 1995 | +669.2% | 0.13 Number | 1 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8729 Number | 0.13 Number | 1.75 Number | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.75 Number | 0.17 Number | 16.95 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.39 Number | 4.67 Number | 13.37 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 Estonia?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Estonia was 4.67 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.95 Number in 2008.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 Number in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Estonia ranks 33rd 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 Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 259.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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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