High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Norway
Norway: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 64.05 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
64.05 Number
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
15th
of 41 countries
All-time high
85.3 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 Norway, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Norway recorded 64.05 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Norway peaked at 85.3 Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.25 Number, in 1980.
That places Norway 15th out of 41 countries 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 … NUTS in Norway, 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 | 16.97 Number | +69.7% |
| 1990 | 9.7 Number | -42.8% |
| 1991 | 11.32 Number | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 17.17 Number | +51.7% |
| 1993 | 14.5 Number | -15.6% |
| 1994 | 11.84 Number | -18.3% |
| 1995 | 26.5 Number | +123.8% |
| 1996 | 26.97 Number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 52.45 Number | +94.5% |
| 1998 | 58.15 Number | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 64.55 Number | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 82.48 Number | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 71.56 Number | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 85.3 Number | +19.2% |
| 2003 | 73.72 Number | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 75.09 Number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 82.47 Number | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 76.28 Number | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 60.38 Number | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 65.38 Number | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 73.94 Number | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 67.54 Number | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 67.65 Number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 64.05 Number | -5.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 64.05 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Norway's 64.05 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 Number | 1.75 Number | 1.75 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.97 Number | 1.25 Number | 16.97 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.31 Number | 9.7 Number | 64.55 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.66 Number | 60.38 Number | 85.3 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.41 Number | 64.05 Number | 67.65 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Norway?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Norway was 64.05 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3 Number in 2002.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 Number in 1980.
- How does Norway rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Norway ranks 15th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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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