High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ile de France
Ile de France: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 671.4 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
671.4
Change on year
down 14.7%
Rank
2nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
930.34
in 1999
All-time low
24.33
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ile de France, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Ile de France recorded 671.4 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 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 24.33, in 1977.
That places Ile de France 2nd out of 1415 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 and NUTS 3 in Ile de France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 24.33 | — |
| 1978 | 97.38 | +300.2% |
| 1979 | 245.5 | +152.1% |
| 1980 | 241.75 | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 247.28 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 287.58 | +16.3% |
| 1983 | 282.67 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 292 | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 325.63 | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 358.67 | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 338.39 | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 449.7 | +32.9% |
| 1989 | 452.54 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 488.02 | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 496.04 | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 474.23 | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 461.48 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 506 | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 495.64 | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 506.72 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 675.92 | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 777.58 | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 930.34 | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 881.43 | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 888.24 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 838.96 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 857.36 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 861.71 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 764.37 | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 789.04 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 787.04 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 782.47 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 845.82 | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 826.67 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 787.14 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 671.4 | -14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 122.4 | 24.33 | 245.5 | 3 |
| 1980s | 327.62 | 241.75 | 452.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 581.2 | 461.48 | 930.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 829.64 | 764.37 | 888.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 761.74 | 671.4 | 826.67 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ile de France
- 1 Germany 2,453 compare
- 2 France 1,697 compare
- 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 935.65 compare
- 4 Sweden 679.45 compare
- 5 Netherlands 545.39 compare
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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 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 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 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 1415 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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