High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Norge
Norge: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 63.32 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
63.32 Number
Change on year
down 5.0%
Rank
84th
of 1427 regions
All-time high
85.15 Number
in 2002
All-time low
1.25 Number
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. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Norge is 63.32 Number, 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 Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.25 Number, in 1980.
Norge ranks 84th of 1427 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 … NUTS in Norge, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.75 Number | — |
| 1980 | 1.25 Number | -28.6% |
| 1981 | 3 Number | +140.0% |
| 1982 | 5.08 Number | +69.3% |
| 1983 | 1.33 Number | -73.8% |
| 1984 | 3.83 Number | +188.0% |
| 1985 | 3.14 Number | -18.0% |
| 1986 | 7.67 Number | +144.3% |
| 1987 | 7.4 Number | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 10 Number | +35.1% |
| 1989 | 15.97 Number | +59.7% |
| 1990 | 9.7 Number | -39.3% |
| 1991 | 10.82 Number | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 16.67 Number | +54.1% |
| 1993 | 14.5 Number | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 11.84 Number | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 26.5 Number | +123.8% |
| 1996 | 26.97 Number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 51.95 Number | +92.6% |
| 1998 | 57.9 Number | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 64.55 Number | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 81.98 Number | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 71.56 Number | -12.7% |
| 2002 | 85.15 Number | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 73.39 Number | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 74.96 Number | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 81.47 Number | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 75.03 Number | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 60.38 Number | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 65.38 Number | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 73.94 Number | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 66.75 Number | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 66.65 Number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 63.32 Number | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 Number | 1.75 Number | 1.75 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.87 Number | 1.25 Number | 15.97 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.14 Number | 9.7 Number | 64.55 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.32 Number | 60.38 Number | 85.15 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.57 Number | 63.32 Number | 66.75 Number | 3 |
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- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 2,046 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 2,046 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 2,046 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 54,596 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 98.2% (2025)
- Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for 80.4% (2025)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 398.52 Number (2012)
- Individuals who used the internet for interaction with public 91.6% (2021)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 65 Number (2012)
- Individuals who accessed the internet away from home or work 93.3% (2019)
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 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 Norge?
- The highest recorded value was 85.15 Number 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 Number in 1980.
- How does Norge rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Norge ranks 84th out of 1427 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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