High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in France
France: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 1,697 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in France, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
France recorded 1,697 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of down 17.9% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in France peaked at 2,087 Number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28 Number, in 1977.
France ranks 2nd of 41 countries 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 … NUTS in France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 28 Number | — |
| 1978 | 131.42 Number | +369.4% |
| 1979 | 330.63 Number | +151.6% |
| 1980 | 334.23 Number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 341.57 Number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 396.07 Number | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 400.92 Number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 449.96 Number | +12.2% |
| 1985 | 498.7 Number | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 577.92 Number | +15.9% |
| 1987 | 581.87 Number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 757.35 Number | +30.2% |
| 1989 | 775.87 Number | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 813.19 Number | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 825.22 Number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 814.1 Number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 817.17 Number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 935.99 Number | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 888.79 Number | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 996.04 Number | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 1,275 Number | +28.0% |
| 1998 | 1,524 Number | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 1,819 Number | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 1,799 Number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,913 Number | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 1,890 Number | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 1,934 Number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1,897 Number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1,892 Number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,921 Number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,990 Number | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 1,967 Number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 2,087 Number | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 2,049 Number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 2,067 Number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,697 Number | -17.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1,697 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 33.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- France's 1,697 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 37.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +369.4% | 28 Number | 131.42 Number |
| 1979 | +151.6% | 131.42 Number | 330.63 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 163.35 Number | 28 Number | 330.63 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 511.45 Number | 334.23 Number | 775.87 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,071 Number | 813.19 Number | 1,819 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,929 Number | 1,799 Number | 2,087 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,938 Number | 1,697 Number | 2,067 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Germany 2,453 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 5 Sweden 679.45 Number compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.69 (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in France?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in France was 1,697 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 2,087 Number in 2009.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 Number in 1977.
- How does France rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- France ranks 2nd 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 France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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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