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

Höfuðborgarsvæði: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.33 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.33
Change on year
down 93.4%
Rank
1259th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
15
in 2007
All-time low
0.2
in 1988
Years of data
22
1988–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Höfuðborgarsvæði, 1988–2012

0510151988200020121988: 0.21989: 1.51990: 11994: 2.51995: 11996: 31997: 3.81998: 51999: 13.42000: 6.22001: 7.82002: 9.72003: 12.62004: 3.42005: 5.22006: 4.42007: 152008: 10.82009: 3.42010: 3.82011: 52012: 0.33

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Höfuðborgarsvæði is 0.33, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 93.4% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Höfuðborgarsvæði peaked at 15 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1988.

Höfuðborgarsvæði ranks 1259th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Höfuðborgarsvæði, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Höfuðborgarsvæði, 1988 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1988 0.2
1989 1.5 +650.0%
1990 1 -33.3%
1994 2.5 +150.0%
1995 1 -60.0%
1996 3 +200.0%
1997 3.75 +25.0%
1998 5.03 +34.1%
1999 13.42 +166.8%
2000 6.2 -53.8%
2001 7.77 +25.3%
2002 9.66 +24.3%
2003 12.62 +30.6%
2004 3.42 -72.9%
2005 5.17 +51.2%
2006 4.38 -15.3%
2007 15 +242.5%
2008 10.85 -27.7%
2009 3.37 -68.9%
2010 3.75 +11.3%
2011 5 +33.3%
2012 0.33 -93.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.85 0.2 1.5 2
1990s 4.24 1 13.42 7
2000s 7.84 3.37 15 10
2010s 3.03 0.33 5 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Höfuðborgarsvæði?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Höfuðborgarsvæði was 0.33 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Höfuðborgarsvæði?
The highest recorded value was 15 in 2007.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Höfuðborgarsvæði?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1988.
How does Höfuðborgarsvæði rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Höfuðborgarsvæði ranks 1259th 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 Höfuðborgarsvæði?
Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Höfuðborgarsvæði 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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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