High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown level 2

Not regionalised/Unknown level 2: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1.13 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1.13
Change on year
up 242.4%
Rank
962nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
4.17
in 1980
All-time low
0.11
in 2009
Years of data
34
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown level 2, 1978–2012

012341978199520121978: 1.71979: 31980: 4.21982: 2.81983: 11984: 31985: 0.331986: 0.21987: 1.31988: 2.71989: 11990: 0.331991: 0.51992: 0.171993: 0.251994: 0.231995: 0.671996: 0.251997: 0.51998: 0.251999: 2.12000: 2.52001: 2.42002: 0.142003: 0.332004: 0.132005: 12006: 0.252007: 12008: 12009: 0.112010: 0.172011: 0.332012: 1.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown level 2 stood at 1.13.

The figure is up 242.4% on the previous year and up 707.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown level 2 peaked at 4.17 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 2009.

Not regionalised/Unknown level 2 ranks 962nd 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 Not regionalised/Unknown level 2, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Not regionalised/Unknown level 2, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1.67
1979 3 +79.6%
1980 4.17 +39.0%
1982 2.83 -32.1%
1983 1 -64.7%
1984 3.05 +205.0%
1985 0.33 -89.2%
1986 0.2 -39.4%
1987 1.33 +565.0%
1988 2.67 +100.8%
1989 1 -62.5%
1990 0.33 -67.0%
1991 0.5 +51.5%
1992 0.17 -66.0%
1993 0.25 +47.1%
1994 0.23 -8.0%
1995 0.67 +191.3%
1996 0.25 -62.7%
1997 0.5 +100.0%
1998 0.25 -50.0%
1999 2.08 +732.0%
2000 2.55 +22.6%
2001 2.4 -5.9%
2002 0.14 -94.2%
2003 0.33 +135.7%
2004 0.13 -60.6%
2005 1 +669.2%
2006 0.25 -75.0%
2007 1 +300.0%
2008 1 +0.0%
2009 0.11 -89.0%
2010 0.17 +54.5%
2011 0.33 +94.1%
2012 1.13 +242.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.33 1.67 3 2
1980s 1.84 0.2 4.17 9
1990s 0.523 0.17 2.08 10
2000s 0.891 0.11 2.55 10
2010s 0.5433 0.17 1.13 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown level 2?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown level 2 was 1.13 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Not regionalised/Unknown level 2?
The highest recorded value was 4.17 in 1980.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Not regionalised/Unknown level 2?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 2009.
How does Not regionalised/Unknown level 2 rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Not regionalised/Unknown level 2 ranks 962nd 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 Not regionalised/Unknown level 2?
Over the last ten years it is up 707.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Not regionalised/Unknown level 2 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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