High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Noroeste
Noroeste: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 5.83 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Noroeste, 1985–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Noroeste recorded 5.83 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 56.5% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Noroeste peaked at 14 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1993.
Noroeste ranks 472nd of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Noroeste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 | — |
| 1989 | 0.79 | -21.0% |
| 1990 | 0.33 | -58.2% |
| 1992 | 1.5 | +354.5% |
| 1993 | 0.13 | -91.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8 | +515.4% |
| 1995 | 3 | +275.0% |
| 1996 | 0.14 | -95.3% |
| 1997 | 0.35 | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 2.13 | +508.6% |
| 1999 | 1.9 | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 2.33 | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 7.77 | +233.5% |
| 2002 | 3.5 | -55.0% |
| 2003 | 4.33 | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 3.37 | -22.2% |
| 2005 | 5.25 | +55.8% |
| 2006 | 6.79 | +29.3% |
| 2007 | 5.72 | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 14 | +144.8% |
| 2009 | 10 | -28.6% |
| 2010 | 11.12 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 13.4 | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 5.83 | -56.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.895 | 0.79 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1.14 | 0.13 | 3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.31 | 2.33 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.12 | 5.83 | 13.4 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Noroeste?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Noroeste was 5.83 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Noroeste?
- The highest recorded value was 14 in 2008.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Noroeste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 1993.
- How does Noroeste rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Noroeste ranks 472nd 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 Noroeste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Noroeste 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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