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

Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 2: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 39.32 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
39.32
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
122nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
191
in 1986
All-time low
18.33
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 2, 1977–2012

0501001502001977199420121977: 18.31978: 61.21979: 981980: 109.61981: 157.91982: 158.11983: 1821984: 174.31985: 184.81986: 1911987: 165.21988: 165.91989: 138.81990: 94.51991: 98.91992: 79.21993: 73.21994: 94.41995: 72.21996: 53.31997: 691998: 77.81999: 80.22000: 90.12001: 90.82002: 72.82003: 612004: 44.72005: 49.62006: 43.92007: 41.82008: 38.62009: 54.22010: 52.32011: 38.72012: 39.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 2 stood at 39.32.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 2 peaked at 191 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 18.33, in 1977.

Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 2 ranks 122nd of 1415 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 and NUTS 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 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 NUTS 2, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 18.33
1978 61.25 +234.2%
1979 98.01 +60.0%
1980 109.6 +11.8%
1981 157.95 +44.1%
1982 158.1 +0.1%
1983 181.99 +15.1%
1984 174.3 -4.2%
1985 184.8 +6.0%
1986 191 +3.4%
1987 165.19 -13.5%
1988 165.92 +0.4%
1989 138.79 -16.4%
1990 94.46 -31.9%
1991 98.94 +4.7%
1992 79.19 -20.0%
1993 73.22 -7.5%
1994 94.38 +28.9%
1995 72.2 -23.5%
1996 53.27 -26.2%
1997 68.98 +29.5%
1998 77.75 +12.7%
1999 80.25 +3.2%
2000 90.13 +12.3%
2001 90.78 +0.7%
2002 72.8 -19.8%
2003 61.01 -16.2%
2004 44.71 -26.7%
2005 49.61 +11.0%
2006 43.9 -11.5%
2007 41.81 -4.8%
2008 38.63 -7.6%
2009 54.25 +40.4%
2010 52.28 -3.6%
2011 38.69 -26.0%
2012 39.32 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 59.2 18.33 98.01 3
1980s 162.76 109.6 191 10
1990s 79.26 53.27 98.94 10
2000s 58.76 38.63 90.78 10
2010s 43.43 38.69 52.28 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 NUTS 2?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 2 was 39.32 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 NUTS 2?
The highest recorded value was 191 in 1986.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 2?
The lowest recorded value was 18.33 in 1977.
How does Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 2 rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 2 ranks 122nd 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 NUTS 2?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Not regionalised/Unknown NUTS 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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