High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013)

Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.53 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.53
Change on year
down 78.8%
Rank
1159th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
2.5
in 2011
All-time low
0.17
in 1990
Years of data
19
1981–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013), 1981–2012

00.511.522.51981199620121981: 11987: 11988: 0.21989: 0.51990: 0.171994: 11997: 0.331998: 0.21999: 1.22001: 0.642002: 0.172004: 0.832005: 1.32006: 0.32007: 0.782008: 0.52009: 0.172011: 2.52012: 0.53

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013) is 0.53, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 78.8% on the previous year and up 211.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013) peaked at 2.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1990.

Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013) ranks 1159th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the bottom 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 Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013), 1981 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1981 1
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 0.2 -80.0%
1989 0.5 +150.0%
1990 0.17 -66.0%
1994 1 +488.2%
1997 0.33 -67.0%
1998 0.2 -39.4%
1999 1.25 +525.0%
2001 0.64 -48.8%
2002 0.17 -73.4%
2004 0.83 +388.2%
2005 1.27 +53.0%
2006 0.3 -76.4%
2007 0.78 +160.0%
2008 0.5 -35.9%
2009 0.17 -66.0%
2011 2.5 +1370.6%
2012 0.53 -78.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.675 0.2 1 4
1990s 0.59 0.17 1.25 5
2000s 0.5825 0.17 1.27 8
2010s 1.52 0.53 2.5 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013) was 0.53 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 2.5 in 2011.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1990.
How does Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013) ranks 1159th 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 Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 211.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Scottish Borders (NUTS 2013) 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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