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

Norway: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 64.05 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
64.05
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
13th
of 31 countries
All-time high
85.3
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 Norway, 1979–2012

0204060801979199520121979: 1.81980: 1.21981: 31982: 5.11983: 1.31984: 3.81985: 3.11986: 7.71987: 7.41988: 101989: 171990: 9.71991: 11.31992: 17.21993: 14.51994: 11.81995: 26.51996: 271997: 52.51998: 58.11999: 64.52000: 82.52001: 71.62002: 85.32003: 73.72004: 75.12005: 82.52006: 76.32007: 60.42008: 65.42009: 73.92010: 67.52011: 67.72012: 64

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Norway recorded 64.05 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 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 1980.

That places Norway 13th out of 31 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 and NUTS 3 in Norway, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Norway, 1979 to 2012.
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 16.97 +69.7%
1990 9.7 -42.8%
1991 11.32 +16.7%
1992 17.17 +51.7%
1993 14.5 -15.6%
1994 11.84 -18.3%
1995 26.5 +123.8%
1996 26.97 +1.8%
1997 52.45 +94.5%
1998 58.15 +10.9%
1999 64.55 +11.0%
2000 82.48 +27.8%
2001 71.56 -13.2%
2002 85.3 +19.2%
2003 73.72 -13.6%
2004 75.09 +1.9%
2005 82.47 +9.8%
2006 76.28 -7.5%
2007 60.38 -20.8%
2008 65.38 +8.3%
2009 73.94 +13.1%
2010 67.54 -8.7%
2011 67.65 +0.2%
2012 64.05 -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.75 1.75 1.75 1
1980s 5.97 1.25 16.97 10
1990s 29.31 9.7 64.55 10
2000s 74.66 60.38 85.3 10
2010s 66.41 64.05 67.65 3

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 10 Spain 242.17 compare
  2. 11 Austria 196.21 compare
  3. 12 Denmark 177.05 compare
  4. 14 Ireland 61.91 compare
  5. 15 Poland 56.67 compare
  6. 16 Hungary 45.28 compare

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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 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 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 in 1980.
How does Norway rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Norway ranks 13th out of 31 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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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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