High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sachsen-Anhalt
Sachsen-Anhalt: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.15 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sachsen-Anhalt, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sachsen-Anhalt recorded 9.15 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of down 45.4% on the previous year and down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sachsen-Anhalt peaked at 35.46 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1979.
That places Sachsen-Anhalt 354th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Sachsen-Anhalt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.17 | — |
| 1983 | 2.26 | +1229.4% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | -51.8% |
| 1986 | 0.67 | -38.5% |
| 1987 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.5 | +273.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2 | -92.0% |
| 1990 | 1.83 | +815.0% |
| 1991 | 0.53 | -71.0% |
| 1992 | 2.75 | +418.9% |
| 1993 | 1.5 | -45.5% |
| 1994 | 4.08 | +172.0% |
| 1995 | 5.03 | +23.3% |
| 1996 | 10.07 | +100.2% |
| 1997 | 8.68 | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 14.66 | +68.9% |
| 1999 | 25.78 | +75.9% |
| 2000 | 27.31 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 30.24 | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 35.46 | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 27.89 | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 18.52 | -33.6% |
| 2005 | 18.12 | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 30.51 | +68.4% |
| 2007 | 17.93 | -41.2% |
| 2008 | 14.71 | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 13.52 | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 13.45 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.75 | +24.5% |
| 2012 | 9.15 | -45.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.23 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 6 |
| 1990s | 7.49 | 0.53 | 25.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.42 | 13.52 | 35.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.12 | 9.15 | 16.75 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sachsen-Anhalt?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sachsen-Anhalt was 9.15 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sachsen-Anhalt?
- The highest recorded value was 35.46 in 2002.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sachsen-Anhalt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1979.
- How does Sachsen-Anhalt rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Sachsen-Anhalt ranks 354th 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 Sachsen-Anhalt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sachsen-Anhalt 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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