High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Greece
Greece: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 12.61 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Greece, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Greece recorded 12.61 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Greece peaked at 22.65 Number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.17 Number, in 1979.
That places Greece 23rd out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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 … NUTS in Greece, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 Number | — |
| 1979 | 0.17 Number | -83.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2 Number | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5 Number | +150.0% |
| 1983 | 1 Number | +100.0% |
| 1984 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5 Number | -50.0% |
| 1986 | 3 Number | +500.0% |
| 1987 | 2.5 Number | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.75 Number | -70.0% |
| 1990 | 3.67 Number | +389.3% |
| 1991 | 4.75 Number | +29.4% |
| 1992 | 4.33 Number | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 2.17 Number | -49.9% |
| 1994 | 3.42 Number | +57.6% |
| 1995 | 4.67 Number | +36.5% |
| 1996 | 2.73 Number | -41.5% |
| 1997 | 6.42 Number | +135.2% |
| 1998 | 5.33 Number | -17.0% |
| 1999 | 9.68 Number | +81.6% |
| 2000 | 12.27 Number | +26.8% |
| 2001 | 12.62 Number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 19.68 Number | +55.9% |
| 2003 | 22.65 Number | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 14.87 Number | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 15.19 Number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 13.96 Number | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 12.94 Number | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 14.42 Number | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 11.69 Number | -18.9% |
| 2010 | 7.58 Number | -35.2% |
| 2011 | 11.25 Number | +48.4% |
| 2012 | 12.61 Number | +12.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12.61 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 25% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12.61 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 28% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +500.0% | 0.5 Number | 3 Number |
| 1990 | +389.3% | 0.75 Number | 3.67 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.585 Number | 0.17 Number | 1 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.18 Number | 0.2 Number | 3 Number | 8 |
| 1990s | 4.72 Number | 2.17 Number | 9.68 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.03 Number | 11.69 Number | 22.65 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.48 Number | 7.58 Number | 12.61 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Greece?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Greece was 12.61 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 22.65 Number in 2003.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 Number in 1979.
- How does Greece rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Greece ranks 23rd 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 Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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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