High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Oost-Nederland
Oost-Nederland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 30.45 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
30.45
Change on year
down 31.9%
Rank
159th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
71.74
in 2007
All-time low
2
in 1979
Years of data
35
1978–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Oost-Nederland, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Oost-Nederland recorded 30.45 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 31.9% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oost-Nederland peaked at 71.74 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1979.
That places Oost-Nederland 159th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Oost-Nederland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3 | — |
| 1979 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 3.67 | +83.5% |
| 1981 | 4.5 | +22.6% |
| 1982 | 5.83 | +29.6% |
| 1983 | 10 | +71.5% |
| 1984 | 5.08 | -49.2% |
| 1985 | 11.58 | +128.0% |
| 1986 | 12.37 | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 19.42 | +57.0% |
| 1988 | 10.59 | -45.5% |
| 1989 | 20.9 | +97.4% |
| 1990 | 19.58 | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 20.21 | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 33.02 | +63.4% |
| 1993 | 31.87 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 27.52 | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 38.73 | +40.7% |
| 1996 | 37 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 42.58 | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 43.46 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 62.95 | +44.8% |
| 2000 | 54.3 | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 69.24 | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 52.05 | -24.8% |
| 2003 | 44.12 | -15.2% |
| 2004 | 63.8 | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 58.89 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 65.51 | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 71.74 | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 50.17 | -30.1% |
| 2009 | 54.27 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 57.31 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 44.7 | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 30.45 | -31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.39 | 3.67 | 20.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.69 | 19.58 | 62.95 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.41 | 44.12 | 71.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.15 | 30.45 | 57.31 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oost-Nederland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oost-Nederland was 30.45 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Oost-Nederland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.74 in 2007.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Oost-Nederland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1979.
- How does Oost-Nederland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Oost-Nederland ranks 159th 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 Oost-Nederland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oost-Nederland 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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