High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Italy
Italy: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 292.53 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Italy, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Italy recorded 292.53 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Italy peaked at 569.7 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4 Number, in 1977.
That places Italy 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4 Number | — |
| 1978 | 11.5 Number | +187.5% |
| 1979 | 30 Number | +160.9% |
| 1980 | 58 Number | +93.3% |
| 1981 | 58.53 Number | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 46.83 Number | -20.0% |
| 1983 | 94.17 Number | +101.1% |
| 1984 | 79.33 Number | -15.8% |
| 1985 | 108.23 Number | +36.4% |
| 1986 | 131 Number | +21.0% |
| 1987 | 143.58 Number | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 161.79 Number | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 171.67 Number | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 193.63 Number | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 167.67 Number | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 199.7 Number | +19.1% |
| 1993 | 232.1 Number | +16.2% |
| 1994 | 263.62 Number | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 256.5 Number | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 304.26 Number | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 324.21 Number | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 380.9 Number | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 382.85 Number | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 476.9 Number | +24.6% |
| 2001 | 430.82 Number | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 519.02 Number | +20.5% |
| 2003 | 499.95 Number | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 488.29 Number | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 569.7 Number | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 488.5 Number | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 451.32 Number | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 460.46 Number | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 453.98 Number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 397.12 Number | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 394.32 Number | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 292.53 Number | -25.8% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 292.53 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 5.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Italy's 292.53 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 6.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Italy 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 | +187.5% | 4 Number | 11.5 Number |
| 1979 | +160.9% | 11.5 Number | 30 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.17 Number | 4 Number | 30 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 105.31 Number | 46.83 Number | 171.67 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 270.54 Number | 167.67 Number | 382.85 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 483.89 Number | 430.82 Number | 569.7 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 361.32 Number | 292.53 Number | 397.12 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Italy?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Italy was 292.53 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 569.7 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 Number in 1977.
- How does Italy rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Italy ranks 10th 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 Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Italy 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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