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

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

Latest (2012)
4.33 Number
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
35th
of 41 countries
All-time high
16.83 Number
in 2006
All-time low
0.14 Number
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: 1 Number1980: 1 Number1982: 1 Number1983: 1.5 Number1985: 1 Number1988: 2.1 Number1993: 0.14 Number1994: 1 Number1996: 0.5 Number1997: 5 Number1998: 5.5 Number1999: 3 Number2000: 7.5 Number2001: 7.8 Number2002: 3.7 Number2003: 5.9 Number2004: 11.4 Number2005: 6 Number2006: 16.8 Number2007: 6.5 Number2008: 4.5 Number2009: 4.7 Number2010: 5.5 Number2011: 4.6 Number2012: 4.3 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

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

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 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.14 Number, in 1993.

That places Luxembourg 35th out of 41 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 … NUTS 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 Number Change
1978 1 Number —
1980 1 Number +0.0%
1982 1 Number +0.0%
1983 1.5 Number +50.0%
1985 1 Number -33.3%
1988 2.1 Number +110.0%
1993 0.14 Number -93.3%
1994 1 Number +614.3%
1996 0.5 Number -50.0%
1997 5 Number +900.0%
1998 5.53 Number +10.6%
1999 3 Number -45.8%
2000 7.5 Number +150.0%
2001 7.75 Number +3.3%
2002 3.7 Number -52.3%
2003 5.91 Number +59.7%
2004 11.42 Number +93.2%
2005 6 Number -47.5%
2006 16.83 Number +180.5%
2007 6.53 Number -61.2%
2008 4.53 Number -30.6%
2009 4.67 Number +3.1%
2010 5.48 Number +17.3%
2011 4.64 Number -15.3%
2012 4.33 Number -6.7%

Luxembourg compared with similar countries

  • Luxembourg's 4.33 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 8% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Luxembourg's 4.33 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 10% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Luxembourg 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +900.0% 0.5 Number 5 Number
1994 +614.3% 0.14 Number 1 Number

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 33 Estonia 4.67 Number compare
  2. 33 Estonia 4.67 Number compare
  3. 36 Bulgaria 4.17 Number compare
  4. 37 Cyprus 1 Number compare
  5. 38 Croatia 0.5 Number compare
  6. 38 Croatia 0.5 Number 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 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 Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 16.83 Number 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 Number in 1993.
How does Luxembourg rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Luxembourg ranks 35th 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 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)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,468 places, 34,300 data points, 1977–2012
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