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

Hungary: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 45.28 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
45.28
Change on year
down 29.3%
World rank
16th
of 31 countries
All-time high
64.05
in 2011
All-time low
1
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Hungary, 1978–2012

02040601978199520121978: 11979: 31980: 71981: 81982: 121983: 10.21984: 121985: 51986: 31987: 91988: 51989: 4.11990: 61991: 3.21992: 5.51993: 6.71994: 81995: 5.21996: 5.21997: 7.21998: 10.91999: 27.52000: 34.52001: 29.52002: 16.22003: 25.42004: 29.42005: 22.72006: 43.12007: 39.22008: 45.72009: 37.82010: 49.62011: 642012: 45.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hungary is 45.28, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 29.3% on the previous year and up 179.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hungary peaked at 64.05 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.

Hungary ranks 16th of 31 countries 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 Hungary, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Hungary, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1979 3 +200.0%
1980 7 +133.3%
1981 8 +14.3%
1982 12 +50.0%
1983 10.17 -15.2%
1984 12 +18.0%
1985 5 -58.3%
1986 3 -40.0%
1987 9 +200.0%
1988 5 -44.4%
1989 4.1 -18.0%
1990 6.03 +47.1%
1991 3.19 -47.1%
1992 5.53 +73.4%
1993 6.67 +20.6%
1994 7.99 +19.8%
1995 5.2 -34.9%
1996 5.15 -1.0%
1997 7.17 +39.2%
1998 10.92 +52.3%
1999 27.49 +151.7%
2000 34.53 +25.6%
2001 29.48 -14.6%
2002 16.19 -45.1%
2003 25.45 +57.2%
2004 29.4 +15.5%
2005 22.7 -22.8%
2006 43.13 +90.0%
2007 39.17 -9.2%
2008 45.73 +16.7%
2009 37.8 -17.3%
2010 49.6 +31.2%
2011 64.05 +29.1%
2012 45.28 -29.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2 1 3 2
1980s 7.53 3 12 10
1990s 8.53 3.19 27.49 10
2000s 32.36 16.19 45.73 10
2010s 52.98 45.28 64.05 3

Countries ranked near Hungary

  1. 13 Norway 64.05 compare
  2. 14 Ireland 61.91 compare
  3. 15 Poland 56.67 compare
  4. 17 Czechia 13.64 compare
  5. 18 Romania 12.67 compare
  6. 19 Greece 12.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hungary?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hungary was 45.28 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hungary?
The highest recorded value was 64.05 in 2011.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hungary?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
How does Hungary rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Hungary ranks 16th out of 31 countries with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Hungary?
Over the last ten years it is up 179.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hungary 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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