High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Ireland
Ireland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 61.91 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
61.91 Number
Change on year
down 44.6%
World rank
16th
of 41 countries
All-time high
111.66 Number
in 2011
All-time low
2 Number
in 1982
Years of data
31
1982–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ireland, 1982–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 61.91 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 44.6% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ireland peaked at 111.66 Number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2 Number, in 1982.
That places Ireland 16th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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 … NUTS in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 2 Number | — |
| 1983 | 2 Number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2 Number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.5 Number | +125.0% |
| 1986 | 7.3 Number | +62.2% |
| 1987 | 4.33 Number | -40.7% |
| 1988 | 8.33 Number | +92.4% |
| 1989 | 8.63 Number | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 11.78 Number | +36.5% |
| 1991 | 15.53 Number | +31.8% |
| 1992 | 15.77 Number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 9.08 Number | -42.4% |
| 1994 | 16.28 Number | +79.3% |
| 1995 | 19.29 Number | +18.5% |
| 1996 | 19.09 Number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 28.24 Number | +47.9% |
| 1998 | 46.43 Number | +64.4% |
| 1999 | 65.56 Number | +41.2% |
| 2000 | 58.23 Number | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 80.16 Number | +37.7% |
| 2002 | 65.81 Number | -17.9% |
| 2003 | 52.42 Number | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 61.02 Number | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 59.05 Number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 80.41 Number | +36.2% |
| 2007 | 72.15 Number | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 84.7 Number | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 65.95 Number | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 82.83 Number | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 111.66 Number | +34.8% |
| 2012 | 61.91 Number | -44.6% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 61.91 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 61.91 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.89 Number | 2 Number | 8.63 Number | 8 |
| 1990s | 24.71 Number | 9.08 Number | 65.56 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.99 Number | 52.42 Number | 84.7 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.47 Number | 61.91 Number | 111.66 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More science & technology data for Ireland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 112.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 5.92 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 83.58 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 8,720 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0016 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ireland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ireland was 61.91 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 111.66 Number in 2011.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 Number in 1982.
- How does Ireland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Ireland ranks 16th 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 Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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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