High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021)

Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 4 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
4
Change on year
up 2,757.1%
Rank
576th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
7.7
in 2001
All-time low
0.14
in 2011
Years of data
25
1984–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021), 1984–2012

024681984199820121984: 11987: 0.831988: 1.31989: 0.51990: 11991: 0.331994: 0.331995: 0.51996: 0.331997: 21998: 11999: 1.92000: 3.52001: 7.72002: 52003: 3.52004: 22005: 6.12006: 3.22007: 3.92008: 2.52009: 7.42010: 4.42011: 0.142012: 4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021) recorded 4 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

The figure is up 2,757.1% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021) peaked at 7.7 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 2011.

Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021) ranks 576th of 1415 regions 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 and NUTS 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021), 1984 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1984 1
1987 0.83 -17.0%
1988 1.33 +60.2%
1989 0.5 -62.4%
1990 1 +100.0%
1991 0.33 -67.0%
1994 0.33 +0.0%
1995 0.5 +51.5%
1996 0.33 -34.0%
1997 2 +506.1%
1998 1 -50.0%
1999 1.89 +89.0%
2000 3.49 +84.7%
2001 7.7 +120.6%
2002 4.95 -35.7%
2003 3.5 -29.3%
2004 1.97 -43.7%
2005 6.07 +208.1%
2006 3.18 -47.6%
2007 3.92 +23.3%
2008 2.54 -35.2%
2009 7.4 +191.3%
2010 4.37 -40.9%
2011 0.14 -96.8%
2012 4 +2757.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.915 0.5 1.33 4
1990s 0.9225 0.33 2 8
2000s 4.47 1.97 7.7 10
2010s 2.84 0.14 4.37 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021) was 4 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 7.7 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 2011.
How does Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021) ranks 576th 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 Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Extra-Regio NUTS 1 (NUTS 2021) 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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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