High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Kent (NUTS 2021)

Kent (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.25 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
9.25
Change on year
down 24.9%
Rank
351st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
30.92
in 1999
All-time low
1
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Kent (NUTS 2021), 1977–2012

01020301977199420121977: 11978: 11979: 1.81980: 2.51981: 5.51982: 6.81983: 11.91984: 4.81985: 7.71986: 15.11987: 9.11988: 9.21989: 8.81990: 6.21991: 7.81992: 2.31993: 3.91994: 6.21995: 6.91996: 5.81997: 101998: 15.41999: 30.92000: 30.12001: 25.62002: 19.92003: 18.12004: 12.32005: 17.42006: 18.32007: 12.12008: 8.12009: 12.92010: 10.52011: 12.32012: 9.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Kent (NUTS 2021) stood at 9.25.

The figure is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Kent (NUTS 2021) peaked at 30.92 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1977.

That places Kent (NUTS 2021) 351st out of 1415 regions 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 and NUTS 3 in Kent (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Kent (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1
1978 1 +0.0%
1979 1.83 +83.0%
1980 2.5 +36.6%
1981 5.5 +120.0%
1982 6.83 +24.2%
1983 11.87 +73.8%
1984 4.75 -60.0%
1985 7.65 +61.1%
1986 15.12 +97.6%
1987 9.07 -40.0%
1988 9.25 +2.0%
1989 8.77 -5.2%
1990 6.17 -29.6%
1991 7.83 +26.9%
1992 2.33 -70.2%
1993 3.92 +68.2%
1994 6.21 +58.4%
1995 6.89 +11.0%
1996 5.83 -15.4%
1997 9.97 +71.0%
1998 15.43 +54.8%
1999 30.92 +100.4%
2000 30.15 -2.5%
2001 25.59 -15.1%
2002 19.95 -22.0%
2003 18.11 -9.2%
2004 12.3 -32.1%
2005 17.4 +41.5%
2006 18.31 +5.2%
2007 12.06 -34.1%
2008 8.07 -33.1%
2009 12.87 +59.5%
2010 10.46 -18.7%
2011 12.32 +17.8%
2012 9.25 -24.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.28 1 1.83 3
1980s 8.13 2.5 15.12 10
1990s 9.55 2.33 30.92 10
2000s 17.48 8.07 30.15 10
2010s 10.68 9.25 12.32 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Kent (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Kent (NUTS 2021) was 9.25 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Kent (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 30.92 in 1999.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Kent (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1977.
How does Kent (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Kent (NUTS 2021) ranks 351st 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 Kent (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kent (NUTS 2021) 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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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