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

Madrid: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 115.64 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
115.64
Change on year
down 10.8%
Rank
48th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
153.39
in 2009
All-time low
1
in 1978
Years of data
34
1978–2012

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

0501001501978199520121978: 11979: 11980: 2.31982: 21983: 21984: 7.81985: 21986: 51987: 5.11988: 7.81989: 12.41990: 15.31991: 17.91992: 13.31993: 18.21994: 25.71995: 11.21996: 20.41997: 24.51998: 481999: 51.22000: 39.62001: 52.22002: 43.72003: 41.52004: 642005: 83.62006: 77.52007: 101.82008: 110.62009: 153.42010: 135.92011: 129.62012: 115.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Madrid stood at 115.64.

That represents a change of down 10.8% on the previous year and up 164.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Madrid peaked at 153.39 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.

Madrid ranks 48th of 1415 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 and NUTS 3 in Madrid, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Madrid, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 2.33 +133.0%
1982 2 -14.2%
1983 2 +0.0%
1984 7.83 +291.5%
1985 2 -74.5%
1986 5 +150.0%
1987 5.09 +1.8%
1988 7.81 +53.4%
1989 12.45 +59.4%
1990 15.32 +23.1%
1991 17.89 +16.8%
1992 13.31 -25.6%
1993 18.25 +37.1%
1994 25.69 +40.8%
1995 11.19 -56.4%
1996 20.39 +82.2%
1997 24.47 +20.0%
1998 47.97 +96.0%
1999 51.2 +6.7%
2000 39.64 -22.6%
2001 52.18 +31.6%
2002 43.73 -16.2%
2003 41.55 -5.0%
2004 63.99 +54.0%
2005 83.63 +30.7%
2006 77.52 -7.3%
2007 101.79 +31.3%
2008 110.64 +8.7%
2009 153.39 +38.6%
2010 135.9 -11.4%
2011 129.58 -4.7%
2012 115.64 -10.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 2
1980s 5.17 2 12.45 9
1990s 24.57 11.19 51.2 10
2000s 76.81 39.64 153.39 10
2010s 127.04 115.64 135.9 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Madrid?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Madrid was 115.64 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Madrid?
The highest recorded value was 153.39 in 2009.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Madrid?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
How does Madrid rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Madrid ranks 48th 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 Madrid?
Over the last ten years it is up 164.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Madrid 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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