High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Ostschweiz
Ostschweiz: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 18.15 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ostschweiz, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Ostschweiz recorded 18.15 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostschweiz peaked at 27.33 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5 Number, in 1985.
Ostschweiz ranks 215th of 1427 regions on this measure, 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 … NUTS in Ostschweiz, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 Number | — |
| 1980 | 2.5 Number | +150.0% |
| 1981 | 3.5 Number | +40.0% |
| 1982 | 1 Number | -71.4% |
| 1983 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 Number | +200.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5 Number | -83.3% |
| 1986 | 4 Number | +700.0% |
| 1987 | 8.5 Number | +112.5% |
| 1988 | 4.62 Number | -45.6% |
| 1989 | 11.25 Number | +143.5% |
| 1990 | 5.5 Number | -51.1% |
| 1991 | 6.33 Number | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 4.33 Number | -31.6% |
| 1993 | 2.17 Number | -49.9% |
| 1994 | 4.75 Number | +118.9% |
| 1995 | 5.58 Number | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 15.2 Number | +172.4% |
| 1997 | 15.13 Number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 18.44 Number | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 22.15 Number | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 17.7 Number | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 23.51 Number | +32.8% |
| 2002 | 20.83 Number | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 11.22 Number | -46.1% |
| 2004 | 27.15 Number | +142.0% |
| 2005 | 21.07 Number | -22.4% |
| 2006 | 27.33 Number | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 20.19 Number | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 26.32 Number | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 26.74 Number | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 26.64 Number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 26.05 Number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 18.15 Number | -30.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Ostschweiz changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +700.0% | 0.5 Number | 4 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 3.99 Number | 0.5 Number | 11.25 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.96 Number | 2.17 Number | 22.15 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.21 Number | 11.22 Number | 27.33 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.61 Number | 18.15 Number | 26.64 Number | 3 |
More science & technology data for Ostschweiz
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 419.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 98.1% (2025)
- Individuals who ordered goods or services over the internet for 74.8% (2025)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 336.67 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 56.96 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostschweiz?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostschweiz was 18.15 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 Ostschweiz?
- The highest recorded value was 27.33 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ostschweiz?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 Number in 1985.
- How does Ostschweiz rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Ostschweiz ranks 215th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Ostschweiz?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ostschweiz 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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