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

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 4.57 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
4.57
Change on year
down 28.7%
Rank
533rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
17.31
in 2001
All-time low
0.25
in 1982
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, 1977–2012

0510151977199420121977: 0.331978: 0.671979: 1.71980: 1.51981: 2.31982: 0.251983: 0.331984: 3.91985: 0.391986: 1.41987: 1.91988: 51989: 3.21990: 4.71991: 5.11992: 5.31993: 4.81994: 5.41995: 3.31996: 5.31997: 91998: 9.31999: 14.62000: 9.22001: 17.32002: 12.82003: 11.12004: 10.32005: 11.22006: 10.42007: 7.72008: 6.82009: 11.72010: 10.82011: 6.42012: 4.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is 4.57, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis peaked at 17.31 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1982.

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis ranks 533rd 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 Rhein-Pfalz-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-Pfalz-Kreis, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.33
1978 0.67 +103.0%
1979 1.7 +153.7%
1980 1.5 -11.8%
1981 2.33 +55.3%
1982 0.25 -89.3%
1983 0.33 +32.0%
1984 3.87 +1072.7%
1985 0.39 -89.9%
1986 1.35 +246.2%
1987 1.87 +38.5%
1988 5.04 +169.5%
1989 3.2 -36.5%
1990 4.7 +46.9%
1991 5.14 +9.4%
1992 5.29 +2.9%
1993 4.78 -9.6%
1994 5.4 +13.0%
1995 3.32 -38.5%
1996 5.35 +61.1%
1997 9.01 +68.4%
1998 9.32 +3.4%
1999 14.62 +56.9%
2000 9.23 -36.9%
2001 17.31 +87.5%
2002 12.76 -26.3%
2003 11.11 -12.9%
2004 10.3 -7.3%
2005 11.17 +8.4%
2006 10.38 -7.1%
2007 7.73 -25.5%
2008 6.77 -12.4%
2009 11.71 +73.0%
2010 10.8 -7.8%
2011 6.41 -40.6%
2012 4.57 -28.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9 0.33 1.7 3
1980s 2.01 0.25 5.04 10
1990s 6.69 3.32 14.62 10
2000s 10.85 6.77 17.31 10
2010s 7.26 4.57 10.8 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-Pfalz-Kreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis was 4.57 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-Pfalz-Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 17.31 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1982.
How does Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis ranks 533rd 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-Pfalz-Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rhein-Pfalz-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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