High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Ile de France
Ile de France: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 671.4 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ile de France, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Ile de France recorded 671.4 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ile de France peaked at 930.34 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24.33 Number, in 1977.
That places Ile de France 2nd out of 1427 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Ile de France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 24.33 Number | — |
| 1978 | 97.38 Number | +300.2% |
| 1979 | 245.5 Number | +152.1% |
| 1980 | 241.75 Number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 247.28 Number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 287.58 Number | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 282.67 Number | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 292 Number | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 325.63 Number | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 358.67 Number | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 338.39 Number | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 449.7 Number | +32.9% |
| 1989 | 452.54 Number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 488.02 Number | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 496.04 Number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 474.23 Number | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 461.48 Number | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 506 Number | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 495.64 Number | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 506.72 Number | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 675.92 Number | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 777.58 Number | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 930.34 Number | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 881.43 Number | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 888.24 Number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 838.96 Number | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 857.36 Number | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 861.71 Number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 764.37 Number | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 789.04 Number | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 787.04 Number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 782.47 Number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 845.82 Number | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 826.67 Number | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 787.14 Number | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 671.4 Number | -14.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Ile de France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +300.2% | 24.33 Number | 97.38 Number |
| 1979 | +152.1% | 97.38 Number | 245.5 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 122.4 Number | 24.33 Number | 245.5 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 327.62 Number | 241.75 Number | 452.54 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 581.2 Number | 461.48 Number | 930.34 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 829.64 Number | 764.37 Number | 888.24 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 761.74 Number | 671.4 Number | 826.67 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ile de France
- 1 Germany 2,453 Number compare
- 2 France 1,697 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 5 Sweden 679.45 Number compare
More science & technology data for Ile de France
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 5,056 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 5,056 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 5,056 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 188,768 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 95.1% (2025)
- Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for 74.5% (2025)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 2,360 Number (2012)
- Individuals who used the internet for interaction with public 85.1% (2021)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 312.85 Number (2012)
- Individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work 86.9% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ile de France?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ile de France was 671.4 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 Ile de France?
- The highest recorded value was 930.34 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ile de France?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.33 Number in 1977.
- How does Ile de France rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Ile de France ranks 2nd out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Ile de France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ile de France 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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