High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013)
Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 3 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013), 1983–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013) is 3, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013) peaked at 6.78 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1992.
That places Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013) 659th out of 1415 regions 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 Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.67 | — |
| 1985 | 3 | +347.8% |
| 1988 | 1.25 | -58.3% |
| 1991 | 2.67 | +113.6% |
| 1992 | 0.33 | -87.6% |
| 1993 | 2.67 | +709.1% |
| 1994 | 2.33 | -12.7% |
| 1995 | 3.11 | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 1 | -67.8% |
| 1997 | 0.83 | -17.0% |
| 1998 | 0.87 | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 3.22 | +270.1% |
| 2000 | 3.58 | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 3.68 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 5.17 | +40.5% |
| 2003 | 4.49 | -13.2% |
| 2004 | 1.09 | -75.7% |
| 2005 | 3.47 | +218.3% |
| 2006 | 6.78 | +95.4% |
| 2007 | 2.57 | -62.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5 | -41.6% |
| 2009 | 2.58 | +72.0% |
| 2010 | 0.93 | -64.0% |
| 2011 | 3.74 | +302.2% |
| 2012 | 3 | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.64 | 0.67 | 3 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.89 | 0.33 | 3.22 | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.49 | 1.09 | 6.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 | 0.93 | 3.74 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013)?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013) was 3 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.78 in 2006.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1992.
- How does Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013) ranks 659th 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 Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Outer Belfast (NUTS 2013) 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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