High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 2

Extra-Regio NUTS 2: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.33 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.33
Change on year
up 32.0%
Rank
1259th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
4.33
in 1997
All-time low
0.17
in 1993
Years of data
34
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 2, 1979–2012

012341979199520121979: 0.331980: 0.51981: 21982: 0.51983: 0.51984: 0.251985: 0.251986: 11987: 0.51988: 0.251989: 0.21990: 0.331991: 1.51992: 1.21993: 0.171994: 0.671995: 0.251996: 0.71997: 4.31998: 1.51999: 0.172000: 2.42001: 22002: 0.252003: 1.52004: 3.22005: 0.642006: 0.332007: 0.52008: 0.52009: 12010: 0.172011: 0.252012: 0.33

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 2 stood at 0.33.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 2 peaked at 4.33 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1993.

Extra-Regio NUTS 2 ranks 1259th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Extra-Regio NUTS 2, 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 2, 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 0.33
1980 0.5 +51.5%
1981 2 +300.0%
1982 0.5 -75.0%
1983 0.5 +0.0%
1984 0.25 -50.0%
1985 0.25 +0.0%
1986 1 +300.0%
1987 0.5 -50.0%
1988 0.25 -50.0%
1989 0.2 -20.0%
1990 0.33 +65.0%
1991 1.5 +354.5%
1992 1.2 -20.0%
1993 0.17 -85.8%
1994 0.67 +294.1%
1995 0.25 -62.7%
1996 0.7 +180.0%
1997 4.33 +518.6%
1998 1.46 -66.3%
1999 0.17 -88.4%
2000 2.42 +1323.5%
2001 2 -17.4%
2002 0.25 -87.5%
2003 1.5 +500.0%
2004 3.23 +115.3%
2005 0.64 -80.2%
2006 0.33 -48.4%
2007 0.5 +51.5%
2008 0.5 +0.0%
2009 1 +100.0%
2010 0.17 -83.0%
2011 0.25 +47.1%
2012 0.33 +32.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.33 0.33 0.33 1
1980s 0.595 0.2 2 10
1990s 1.08 0.17 4.33 10
2000s 1.24 0.25 3.23 10
2010s 0.25 0.17 0.33 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 2?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 2 was 0.33 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 2?
The highest recorded value was 4.33 in 1997.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Extra-Regio NUTS 2?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1993.
How does Extra-Regio NUTS 2 rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Extra-Regio NUTS 2 ranks 1259th 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 2?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Extra-Regio NUTS 2 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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