High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Gipuzkoa

Gipuzkoa: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 5.67 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
5.67
Change on year
up 139.2%
Rank
478th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
9
in 2010
All-time low
0.09
in 1988
Years of data
17
1986–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Gipuzkoa, 1986–2012

02468101986199920121986: 0.21988: 0.091989: 0.51990: 0.221994: 0.51996: 0.572002: 0.52003: 12004: 2.32005: 3.42006: 5.52007: 0.52008: 4.92009: 4.52010: 92011: 2.42012: 5.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gipuzkoa is 5.67, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of up 139.2% on the previous year and up 1,034.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gipuzkoa peaked at 9 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1988.

Gipuzkoa ranks 478th 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 Gipuzkoa, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Gipuzkoa, 1986 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1986 0.2
1988 0.09 -55.0%
1989 0.5 +455.6%
1990 0.22 -56.0%
1994 0.5 +127.3%
1996 0.57 +14.0%
2002 0.5 -12.3%
2003 1 +100.0%
2004 2.33 +133.0%
2005 3.36 +44.2%
2006 5.5 +63.7%
2007 0.5 -90.9%
2008 4.88 +876.0%
2009 4.52 -7.4%
2010 9 +99.1%
2011 2.37 -73.7%
2012 5.67 +139.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2633 0.09 0.5 3
1990s 0.43 0.22 0.57 3
2000s 2.82 0.5 5.5 8
2010s 5.68 2.37 9 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gipuzkoa?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gipuzkoa was 5.67 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Gipuzkoa?
The highest recorded value was 9 in 2010.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Gipuzkoa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1988.
How does Gipuzkoa rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Gipuzkoa ranks 478th 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 Gipuzkoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,034.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gipuzkoa 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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