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

Nidwalden: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.33 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.33
Change on year
down 56.0%
Rank
1259th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
3
in 1989
All-time low
0.33
in 1983
Years of data
18
1983–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Nidwalden, 1983–2012

01231983199720121983: 0.331986: 11988: 11989: 31993: 11994: 11995: 0.331998: 1.51999: 12000: 1.72001: 0.672002: 22003: 1.52008: 1.62009: 1.92010: 0.582011: 0.752012: 0.33

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Nidwalden stood at 0.33. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.0% on the previous year and down 83.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Nidwalden peaked at 3 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1983.

Nidwalden ranks 1259th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Nidwalden, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Nidwalden, 1983 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1983 0.33
1986 1 +203.0%
1988 1 +0.0%
1989 3 +200.0%
1993 1 -66.7%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 0.33 -67.0%
1998 1.5 +354.5%
1999 1 -33.3%
2000 1.67 +67.0%
2001 0.67 -59.9%
2002 2 +198.5%
2003 1.5 -25.0%
2008 1.58 +5.3%
2009 1.95 +23.4%
2010 0.58 -70.3%
2011 0.75 +29.3%
2012 0.33 -56.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.33 0.33 3 4
1990s 0.966 0.33 1.5 5
2000s 1.56 0.67 2 6
2010s 0.5533 0.33 0.75 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Nidwalden?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Nidwalden was 0.33 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Nidwalden?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 1989.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Nidwalden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1983.
How does Nidwalden rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Nidwalden ranks 1259th 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 Nidwalden?
Over the last ten years it is down 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nidwalden 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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