High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis

Rhein-Neckar-Kreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 110.62 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
110.62
Change on year
up 7.7%
Rank
52nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
110.62
in 2012
All-time low
4.5
in 1979
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, 1978–2012

02550751001978199520121978: 5.21979: 4.51980: 71981: 13.41982: 6.81983: 9.81984: 15.21985: 7.11986: 13.21987: 11.91988: 17.71989: 16.41990: 19.41991: 14.61992: 171993: 19.11994: 21.91995: 16.81996: 17.61997: 22.11998: 34.91999: 27.22000: 39.52001: 74.42002: 83.22003: 84.62004: 79.62005: 47.92006: 52.32007: 42.42008: 82.52009: 77.92010: 1002011: 102.72012: 110.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is 110.62, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis peaked at 110.62 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 1979.

That places Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 52nd out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 5.25
1979 4.5 -14.3%
1980 7 +55.6%
1981 13.42 +91.7%
1982 6.83 -49.1%
1983 9.77 +43.0%
1984 15.2 +55.6%
1985 7.14 -53.0%
1986 13.18 +84.6%
1987 11.9 -9.7%
1988 17.69 +48.7%
1989 16.38 -7.4%
1990 19.43 +18.6%
1991 14.56 -25.1%
1992 16.99 +16.7%
1993 19.15 +12.7%
1994 21.95 +14.6%
1995 16.77 -23.6%
1996 17.61 +5.0%
1997 22.08 +25.4%
1998 34.94 +58.2%
1999 27.25 -22.0%
2000 39.52 +45.0%
2001 74.37 +88.2%
2002 83.25 +11.9%
2003 84.6 +1.6%
2004 79.62 -5.9%
2005 47.87 -39.9%
2006 52.33 +9.3%
2007 42.38 -19.0%
2008 82.49 +94.6%
2009 77.86 -5.6%
2010 100.05 +28.5%
2011 102.73 +2.7%
2012 110.62 +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.88 4.5 5.25 2
1980s 11.85 6.83 17.69 10
1990s 21.07 14.56 34.94 10
2000s 66.43 39.52 84.6 10
2010s 104.47 100.05 110.62 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis was 110.62 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 110.62 in 2012.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 1979.
How does Rhein-Neckar-Kreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Rhein-Neckar-Kreis ranks 52nd 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 Rhein-Neckar-Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rhein-Neckar-Kreis 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
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