High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Merseyside (NUTS 2021)
Merseyside (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1.42 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Merseyside (NUTS 2021), 1980–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Merseyside (NUTS 2021) is 1.42, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.6% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Merseyside (NUTS 2021) peaked at 13.92 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1981.
That places Merseyside (NUTS 2021) 874th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Merseyside (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 0.5 | -50.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +300.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5 | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 0.67 | -55.3% |
| 1985 | 3.1 | +362.7% |
| 1986 | 1 | -67.7% |
| 1987 | 2.5 | +150.0% |
| 1988 | 3.91 | +56.4% |
| 1989 | 3.42 | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 1.5 | -56.1% |
| 1991 | 5 | +233.3% |
| 1992 | 2.87 | -42.6% |
| 1993 | 3.5 | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 5.49 | +56.9% |
| 1995 | 1.75 | -68.1% |
| 1996 | 6.03 | +244.6% |
| 1997 | 12.81 | +112.4% |
| 1998 | 13.92 | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 3.77 | -72.9% |
| 2000 | 10.86 | +188.1% |
| 2001 | 8.5 | -21.7% |
| 2002 | 9.13 | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 8.62 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 5.32 | -38.3% |
| 2005 | 7.35 | +38.2% |
| 2006 | 3.32 | -54.8% |
| 2007 | 4.33 | +30.4% |
| 2008 | 5.08 | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 4.67 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 7.56 | +61.9% |
| 2011 | 6.33 | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 1.42 | -77.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.96 | 0.5 | 3.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.66 | 1.5 | 13.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.72 | 3.32 | 10.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 1.42 | 7.56 | 3 |
More science & technology data for Merseyside (NUTS 2021)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 432.2 (2019)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 8,571 (2018)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 74.99 (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 23.83 (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Merseyside (NUTS 2021)?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Merseyside (NUTS 2021) was 1.42 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Merseyside (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.92 in 1998.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Merseyside (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1981.
- How does Merseyside (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Merseyside (NUTS 2021) ranks 874th 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 Merseyside (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Merseyside (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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