High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Norge
Norge: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 63.32 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
63.32
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
83rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
85.15
in 2002
All-time low
1.25
in 1980
Years of data
34
1979–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Norge, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Norge is 63.32, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Norge peaked at 85.15 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 1980.
Norge ranks 83rd 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 Norge, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.75 | — |
| 1980 | 1.25 | -28.6% |
| 1981 | 3 | +140.0% |
| 1982 | 5.08 | +69.3% |
| 1983 | 1.33 | -73.8% |
| 1984 | 3.83 | +188.0% |
| 1985 | 3.14 | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 7.67 | +144.3% |
| 1987 | 7.4 | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 10 | +35.1% |
| 1989 | 15.97 | +59.7% |
| 1990 | 9.7 | -39.3% |
| 1991 | 10.82 | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 16.67 | +54.1% |
| 1993 | 14.5 | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 11.84 | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 26.5 | +123.8% |
| 1996 | 26.97 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 51.95 | +92.6% |
| 1998 | 57.9 | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 64.55 | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 81.98 | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 71.56 | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 85.15 | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 73.39 | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 74.96 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 81.47 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 75.03 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 60.38 | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 65.38 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 73.94 | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 66.75 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 66.65 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 63.32 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1.75 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.87 | 1.25 | 15.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.14 | 9.7 | 64.55 | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.32 | 60.38 | 85.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.57 | 63.32 | 66.75 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Norge?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Norge was 63.32 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Norge?
- The highest recorded value was 85.15 in 2002.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Norge?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 1980.
- How does Norge rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Norge ranks 83rd 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 Norge?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norge 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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