High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Poland
Poland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 56.67 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Poland, 1981–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Poland is 56.67 Number, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 394.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Poland peaked at 64.37 Number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.11 Number, in 1981.
Poland ranks 17th of 41 countries 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.11 Number | — |
| 1982 | 1 Number | +809.1% |
| 1984 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 1.5 Number | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 2 Number | +33.3% |
| 1987 | 1 Number | -50.0% |
| 1988 | 3 Number | +200.0% |
| 1989 | 1 Number | -66.7% |
| 1990 | 0.83 Number | -17.0% |
| 1991 | 0.45 Number | -45.8% |
| 1992 | 1.58 Number | +251.1% |
| 1993 | 1.92 Number | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 2.73 Number | +42.2% |
| 1995 | 2 Number | -26.7% |
| 1996 | 2.46 Number | +23.0% |
| 1997 | 3.75 Number | +52.4% |
| 1998 | 2.73 Number | -27.2% |
| 1999 | 4.02 Number | +47.3% |
| 2000 | 4.48 Number | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 9.22 Number | +105.8% |
| 2002 | 11.46 Number | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 14.47 Number | +26.3% |
| 2004 | 20.82 Number | +43.9% |
| 2005 | 23.03 Number | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 22.65 Number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 38.65 Number | +70.6% |
| 2008 | 32.67 Number | -15.5% |
| 2009 | 41.88 Number | +28.2% |
| 2010 | 64.37 Number | +53.7% |
| 2011 | 59.92 Number | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 56.67 Number | -5.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Poland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +809.1% | 0.11 Number | 1 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.45 Number | 0.11 Number | 3 Number | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.25 Number | 0.45 Number | 4.02 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.93 Number | 4.48 Number | 41.88 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.32 Number | 56.67 Number | 64.37 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Poland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Poland was 56.67 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 64.37 Number in 2010.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 Number in 1981.
- How does Poland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Poland ranks 17th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 394.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland 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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