High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021)

Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 5.03 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
5.03
Change on year
down 45.5%
Rank
511th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
21.95
in 2007
All-time low
0.33
in 1985
Years of data
30
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012

051015201978199520121978: 11984: 0.751985: 0.331986: 31987: 3.81988: 1.11989: 3.21990: 3.91991: 31992: 3.41993: 5.11994: 6.41995: 7.21996: 101997: 9.31998: 8.81999: 62000: 14.42001: 9.32002: 11.22003: 8.12004: 11.12005: 13.52006: 15.22007: 21.92008: 13.22009: 9.82010: 8.52011: 9.22012: 5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021) is 5.03, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.5% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021) peaked at 21.95 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1985.

Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021) ranks 511th 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 Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1984 0.75 -25.0%
1985 0.33 -56.0%
1986 3 +809.1%
1987 3.75 +25.0%
1988 1.08 -71.2%
1989 3.25 +200.9%
1990 3.92 +20.6%
1991 3 -23.5%
1992 3.42 +14.0%
1993 5.12 +49.7%
1994 6.37 +24.4%
1995 7.18 +12.7%
1996 10.02 +39.6%
1997 9.3 -7.2%
1998 8.82 -5.2%
1999 6.01 -31.9%
2000 14.4 +139.6%
2001 9.34 -35.1%
2002 11.18 +19.7%
2003 8.06 -27.9%
2004 11.14 +38.2%
2005 13.52 +21.4%
2006 15.17 +12.2%
2007 21.95 +44.7%
2008 13.2 -39.9%
2009 9.83 -25.5%
2010 8.51 -13.4%
2011 9.23 +8.5%
2012 5.03 -45.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 2.03 0.33 3.75 6
1990s 6.32 3 10.02 10
2000s 12.78 8.06 21.95 10
2010s 7.59 5.03 9.23 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021) was 5.03 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 21.95 in 2007.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1985.
How does Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021) ranks 511th 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 Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Overig Groningen (NUTS 2021) 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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