High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Helsinki-Uusimaa
Helsinki-Uusimaa: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 171.67 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
171.67
Change on year
down 9.6%
Rank
33rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
372.52
in 1999
All-time low
1
in 1977
Years of data
35
1977–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Helsinki-Uusimaa, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Helsinki-Uusimaa recorded 171.67 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Helsinki-Uusimaa peaked at 372.52 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1977.
Helsinki-Uusimaa ranks 33rd 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 Helsinki-Uusimaa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 1.67 | +67.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 6 | +200.0% |
| 1982 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 | -66.7% |
| 1984 | 7.67 | +283.5% |
| 1985 | 7 | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 7.67 | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 16.5 | +115.1% |
| 1988 | 9.2 | -44.2% |
| 1989 | 20.29 | +120.5% |
| 1990 | 25.02 | +23.3% |
| 1991 | 25.93 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 50.06 | +93.1% |
| 1993 | 55.87 | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 107.98 | +93.3% |
| 1995 | 113.2 | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 168.11 | +48.5% |
| 1997 | 215.3 | +28.1% |
| 1998 | 233.15 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 372.52 | +59.8% |
| 2000 | 335.21 | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 357.78 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 327.35 | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 300.03 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 353.77 | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 312.58 | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 304.32 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 253.63 | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 249.42 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 217.15 | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 228.28 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 189.91 | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 171.67 | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.33 | 1 | 1.67 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.43 | 2 | 20.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 136.71 | 25.02 | 372.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 301.12 | 217.15 | 357.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 196.62 | 171.67 | 228.28 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Helsinki-Uusimaa?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Helsinki-Uusimaa was 171.67 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Helsinki-Uusimaa?
- The highest recorded value was 372.52 in 1999.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Helsinki-Uusimaa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1977.
- How does Helsinki-Uusimaa rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Helsinki-Uusimaa ranks 33rd 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 Helsinki-Uusimaa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Helsinki-Uusimaa 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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