High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Saarland
Saarland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 11.87 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Saarland, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Saarland is 11.87, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 9.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Saarland peaked at 17.67 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.75, in 1991.
Saarland ranks 283rd of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top 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 Saarland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.25 | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 5.33 | +326.4% |
| 1985 | 7.5 | +40.7% |
| 1987 | 5 | -33.3% |
| 1988 | 3.62 | -27.6% |
| 1989 | 3.55 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 3 | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 0.75 | -75.0% |
| 1992 | 1.67 | +122.7% |
| 1993 | 5 | +199.4% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | -78.4% |
| 1995 | 4.79 | +343.5% |
| 1996 | 5.62 | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 9.33 | +66.0% |
| 1998 | 11 | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 12.5 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 9.62 | -23.0% |
| 2001 | 10.51 | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 11.64 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 9.8 | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 9.12 | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 7.8 | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 11.07 | +41.9% |
| 2007 | 15.48 | +39.8% |
| 2008 | 14.14 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 5.67 | -59.9% |
| 2010 | 17.67 | +211.6% |
| 2011 | 13.12 | -25.7% |
| 2012 | 11.87 | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.89 | 1 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.47 | 0.75 | 12.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.48 | 5.67 | 15.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.22 | 11.87 | 17.67 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Saarland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Saarland was 11.87 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Saarland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.67 in 2010.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Saarland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 in 1991.
- How does Saarland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Saarland ranks 283rd 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 Saarland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saarland 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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