High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Plön

Plön: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.5
Change on year
down 73.7%
Rank
1165th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
10
in 1998
All-time low
0.42
in 2006
Years of data
31
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Plön, 1979–2012

02468101979199520121979: 1.11980: 4.51981: 91982: 9.81983: 5.81984: 2.91985: 1.51986: 31987: 3.21989: 2.81990: 2.31991: 2.31994: 0.51995: 6.41996: 2.51997: 4.21998: 101999: 3.22000: 1.52001: 2.82002: 4.22003: 1.32004: 3.82005: 3.62006: 0.422007: 0.752008: 2.22009: 1.32010: 0.52011: 1.92012: 0.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Plön is 0.5, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.7% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Plön peaked at 10 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.42, in 2006.

Plön ranks 1165th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the bottom 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 Plön, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Plön, 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 1.1
1980 4.5 +309.1%
1981 9 +100.0%
1982 9.75 +8.3%
1983 5.83 -40.2%
1984 2.9 -50.3%
1985 1.5 -48.3%
1986 3 +100.0%
1987 3.23 +7.7%
1989 2.83 -12.4%
1990 2.33 -17.7%
1991 2.33 +0.0%
1994 0.5 -78.5%
1995 6.4 +1180.0%
1996 2.53 -60.5%
1997 4.17 +64.8%
1998 10 +139.8%
1999 3.17 -68.3%
2000 1.5 -52.7%
2001 2.84 +89.3%
2002 4.2 +47.9%
2003 1.26 -70.0%
2004 3.77 +199.2%
2005 3.58 -5.0%
2006 0.42 -88.3%
2007 0.75 +78.6%
2008 2.2 +193.3%
2009 1.33 -39.5%
2010 0.5 -62.4%
2011 1.9 +280.0%
2012 0.5 -73.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.1 1.1 1.1 1
1980s 4.73 1.5 9.75 9
1990s 3.93 0.5 10 8
2000s 2.19 0.42 4.2 10
2010s 0.9667 0.5 1.9 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Plön?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Plön was 0.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Plön?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Plön?
The lowest recorded value was 0.42 in 2006.
How does Plön rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Plön ranks 1165th 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 Plön?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Plön 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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