High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 4.33 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
4.33
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
26th
of 31 countries
All-time high
16.83
in 2006
All-time low
0.14
in 1993
Years of data
25
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Luxembourg, 1978–2012

0510151978199520121978: 11980: 11982: 11983: 1.51985: 11988: 2.11993: 0.141994: 11996: 0.51997: 51998: 5.51999: 32000: 7.52001: 7.82002: 3.72003: 5.92004: 11.42005: 62006: 16.82007: 6.52008: 4.52009: 4.72010: 5.52011: 4.62012: 4.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Luxembourg stood at 4.33.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Luxembourg peaked at 16.83 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 1993.

That places Luxembourg 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom 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 Luxembourg, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Luxembourg, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1980 1 +0.0%
1982 1 +0.0%
1983 1.5 +50.0%
1985 1 -33.3%
1988 2.1 +110.0%
1993 0.14 -93.3%
1994 1 +614.3%
1996 0.5 -50.0%
1997 5 +900.0%
1998 5.53 +10.6%
1999 3 -45.8%
2000 7.5 +150.0%
2001 7.75 +3.3%
2002 3.7 -52.3%
2003 5.91 +59.7%
2004 11.42 +93.2%
2005 6 -47.5%
2006 16.83 +180.5%
2007 6.53 -61.2%
2008 4.53 -30.6%
2009 4.67 +3.1%
2010 5.48 +17.3%
2011 4.64 -15.3%
2012 4.33 -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 1.32 1 2.1 5
1990s 2.53 0.14 5.53 6
2000s 7.48 3.7 16.83 10
2010s 4.82 4.33 5.48 3

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 23 Slovakia 6.59 compare
  2. 24 Slovenia 6.5 compare
  3. 25 Estonia 4.67 compare
  4. 27 Bulgaria 4.17 compare
  5. 28 Cyprus 1 compare
  6. 29 Croatia 0.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Luxembourg?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Luxembourg was 4.33 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 16.83 in 2006.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 1993.
How does Luxembourg rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Luxembourg ranks 26th out of 31 countries with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Luxembourg 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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