High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Iceland
Iceland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 0.33 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Iceland, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Iceland is 0.33 Number, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 93.4% on the previous year and down 96.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Iceland peaked at 19.95 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Number, in 1988.
That places Iceland 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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 … NUTS in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.5 Number | — |
| 1983 | 1.33 Number | +166.0% |
| 1985 | 0.33 Number | -75.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2 Number | -39.4% |
| 1989 | 1.7 Number | +750.0% |
| 1990 | 1 Number | -41.2% |
| 1992 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.08 Number | +208.0% |
| 1994 | 3.75 Number | +21.8% |
| 1995 | 1.67 Number | -55.5% |
| 1996 | 3.5 Number | +109.6% |
| 1997 | 5.2 Number | +48.6% |
| 1998 | 7.83 Number | +50.6% |
| 1999 | 19.95 Number | +154.8% |
| 2000 | 11.78 Number | -41.0% |
| 2001 | 8.27 Number | -29.8% |
| 2002 | 10 Number | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 13.15 Number | +31.5% |
| 2004 | 3.92 Number | -70.2% |
| 2005 | 5.75 Number | +46.7% |
| 2006 | 5.3 Number | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 15 Number | +183.0% |
| 2008 | 11.52 Number | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 3.37 Number | -70.7% |
| 2010 | 3.75 Number | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 5 Number | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.33 Number | -93.4% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.33 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 1% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.33 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 1% 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 Iceland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +750.0% | 0.2 Number | 1.7 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5 Number | 0.5 Number | 0.5 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.89 Number | 0.2 Number | 1.7 Number | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.22 Number | 1 Number | 19.95 Number | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.81 Number | 3.37 Number | 15 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.03 Number | 0.33 Number | 5 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Iceland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Iceland was 0.33 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.95 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Number in 1988.
- How does Iceland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Iceland ranks 40th 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 Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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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