High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 219.65 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Karlsruhe, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Karlsruhe recorded 219.65 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Karlsruhe peaked at 265.89 Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.17 Number, in 1977.
Karlsruhe ranks 24th of 1427 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Karlsruhe, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2.17 Number | — |
| 1978 | 19.33 Number | +790.8% |
| 1979 | 12.08 Number | -37.5% |
| 1980 | 29.28 Number | +142.4% |
| 1981 | 21.37 Number | -27.0% |
| 1982 | 23.14 Number | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 35.82 Number | +54.8% |
| 1984 | 45.68 Number | +27.5% |
| 1985 | 32.1 Number | -29.7% |
| 1986 | 43.27 Number | +34.8% |
| 1987 | 49.9 Number | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 58.48 Number | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 66.81 Number | +14.2% |
| 1990 | 54.03 Number | -19.1% |
| 1991 | 57.74 Number | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 55.45 Number | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 62.56 Number | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 68.43 Number | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 77.88 Number | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 86.33 Number | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 82.61 Number | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 127.93 Number | +54.9% |
| 1999 | 117.91 Number | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 148.91 Number | +26.3% |
| 2001 | 225.82 Number | +51.6% |
| 2002 | 265.89 Number | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 239.93 Number | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 255.22 Number | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 189.92 Number | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 207.71 Number | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 172.15 Number | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 186.87 Number | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 200.09 Number | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 218.42 Number | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 234.66 Number | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 219.65 Number | -6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Karlsruhe 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 | +790.8% | 2.17 Number | 19.33 Number |
| 1980 | +142.4% | 12.08 Number | 29.28 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.19 Number | 2.17 Number | 19.33 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 40.59 Number | 21.37 Number | 66.81 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.09 Number | 54.03 Number | 127.93 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 209.25 Number | 148.91 Number | 265.89 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 224.24 Number | 218.42 Number | 234.66 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Karlsruhe
More science & technology data for Karlsruhe
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 932.6 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 51,567 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 1,002 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 109.41 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Karlsruhe?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Karlsruhe was 219.65 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 Karlsruhe?
- The highest recorded value was 265.89 Number in 2002.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Karlsruhe?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 Number in 1977.
- How does Karlsruhe rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Karlsruhe ranks 24th 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 Karlsruhe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Karlsruhe 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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