High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Hamburg
Hamburg: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 87.07 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
87.07
Change on year
up 11.8%
Rank
63rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
87.07
in 2012
All-time low
3.5
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Hamburg, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hamburg stood at 87.07. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hamburg peaked at 87.07 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.5, in 1978.
Hamburg ranks 63rd of 1415 regions 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 and NUTS 3 in Hamburg, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3.5 | — |
| 1979 | 4.25 | +21.4% |
| 1980 | 3.67 | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 11 | +199.7% |
| 1982 | 13.68 | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 20.75 | +51.7% |
| 1984 | 15.45 | -25.5% |
| 1985 | 14.7 | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 18.87 | +28.4% |
| 1987 | 20.5 | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 17.52 | -14.5% |
| 1989 | 21.4 | +22.1% |
| 1990 | 19.33 | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 40.13 | +107.6% |
| 1992 | 53.89 | +34.3% |
| 1993 | 57.33 | +6.4% |
| 1994 | 65.08 | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 41.39 | -36.4% |
| 1996 | 80.11 | +93.5% |
| 1997 | 79.56 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 59.08 | -25.7% |
| 1999 | 39.73 | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 51.01 | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 50.46 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 68.75 | +36.2% |
| 2003 | 73.66 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 69.94 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 78.29 | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 64.98 | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 73.11 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 75.83 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 66.79 | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 58.86 | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 77.91 | +32.4% |
| 2012 | 87.07 | +11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.88 | 3.5 | 4.25 | 2 |
| 1980s | 15.75 | 3.67 | 21.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.56 | 19.33 | 80.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.28 | 50.46 | 78.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.61 | 58.86 | 87.07 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hamburg?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hamburg was 87.07 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hamburg?
- The highest recorded value was 87.07 in 2012.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hamburg?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 in 1978.
- How does Hamburg rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Hamburg ranks 63rd 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 Hamburg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hamburg 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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