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 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Estonia, 1992–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Estonia stood at 4.67.
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 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1994.
That places Estonia 25th out of 31 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5 | — |
| 1993 | 0.67 | +34.0% |
| 1994 | 0.13 | -80.6% |
| 1995 | 1 | +669.2% |
| 1997 | 0.33 | -67.0% |
| 1998 | 1.73 | +424.2% |
| 1999 | 1.75 | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.17 | -90.3% |
| 2001 | 4.17 | +2352.9% |
| 2002 | 1.3 | -68.8% |
| 2003 | 7.1 | +446.2% |
| 2004 | 2 | -71.8% |
| 2005 | 4.87 | +143.5% |
| 2006 | 11.92 | +144.8% |
| 2007 | 14.3 | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 16.95 | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 14.72 | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 13.13 | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 13.37 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.67 | -65.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8729 | 0.13 | 1.75 | 7 |
| 2000s | 7.75 | 0.17 | 16.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.39 | 4.67 | 13.37 | 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 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 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 in 1994.
- How does Estonia rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Estonia ranks 25th out of 31 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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