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

Roth: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 7.23 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
7.23
Change on year
down 15.5%
Rank
421st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
10.81
in 2002
All-time low
0.33
in 1985
Years of data
28
1980–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Roth, 1980–2012

02.557.5101980199620121980: 0.51984: 11985: 0.331986: 0.581988: 3.21989: 1.21990: 0.331991: 1.51992: 2.51993: 0.51994: 1.41996: 2.51997: 1.21998: 1.41999: 6.42000: 4.32001: 8.82002: 10.82003: 5.82004: 52005: 3.72006: 6.12007: 6.52008: 6.42009: 2.22010: 7.42011: 8.62012: 7.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Roth is 7.23, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 15.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Roth peaked at 10.81 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1985.

Roth ranks 421st 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 Roth, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Roth, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 0.5
1984 1 +100.0%
1985 0.33 -67.0%
1986 0.58 +75.8%
1988 3.17 +446.6%
1989 1.2 -62.1%
1990 0.33 -72.5%
1991 1.5 +354.5%
1992 2.45 +63.3%
1993 0.5 -79.6%
1994 1.4 +180.0%
1996 2.45 +75.0%
1997 1.17 -52.2%
1998 1.4 +19.7%
1999 6.4 +357.1%
2000 4.32 -32.5%
2001 8.82 +104.2%
2002 10.81 +22.6%
2003 5.75 -46.8%
2004 5 -13.0%
2005 3.69 -26.2%
2006 6.09 +65.0%
2007 6.48 +6.4%
2008 6.4 -1.2%
2009 2.2 -65.6%
2010 7.43 +237.7%
2011 8.56 +15.2%
2012 7.23 -15.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.13 0.33 3.17 6
1990s 1.96 0.33 6.4 9
2000s 5.96 2.2 10.81 10
2010s 7.74 7.23 8.56 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Roth?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Roth was 7.23 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Roth?
The highest recorded value was 10.81 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Roth?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1985.
How does Roth rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Roth ranks 421st 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 Roth?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Roth 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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