High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 42.73 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
42.73
Change on year
up 2.4%
Rank
117th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
56.23
in 2003
All-time low
3.83
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Schleswig-Holstein, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Schleswig-Holstein recorded 42.73 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Schleswig-Holstein peaked at 56.23 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3.83, in 1978.
That places Schleswig-Holstein 117th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Schleswig-Holstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3.83 | — |
| 1979 | 5.93 | +54.8% |
| 1980 | 8.83 | +48.9% |
| 1981 | 23.67 | +168.1% |
| 1982 | 23.32 | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 18.17 | -22.1% |
| 1984 | 18.05 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 20.89 | +15.7% |
| 1986 | 19.5 | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 21.05 | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 16.98 | -19.3% |
| 1989 | 21.42 | +26.1% |
| 1990 | 23.81 | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 20.14 | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 15.35 | -23.8% |
| 1993 | 16.98 | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 15.4 | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 26.68 | +73.2% |
| 1996 | 33.94 | +27.2% |
| 1997 | 41.66 | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 44.77 | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 46.96 | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 51.01 | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 35.44 | -30.5% |
| 2002 | 52.41 | +47.9% |
| 2003 | 56.23 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 39.76 | -29.3% |
| 2005 | 38.59 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 43.86 | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 39.01 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 44.49 | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 33.04 | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 40.46 | +22.5% |
| 2011 | 41.74 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 42.73 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.88 | 3.83 | 5.93 | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.19 | 8.83 | 23.67 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.57 | 15.35 | 46.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.38 | 33.04 | 56.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.64 | 40.46 | 42.73 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Schleswig-Holstein?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Schleswig-Holstein was 42.73 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Schleswig-Holstein?
- The highest recorded value was 56.23 in 2003.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Schleswig-Holstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.83 in 1978.
- How does Schleswig-Holstein rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Schleswig-Holstein ranks 117th 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 Schleswig-Holstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Schleswig-Holstein 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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