High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1.17 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria, 1995–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria recorded 1.17 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 254.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria peaked at 2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2007.
That places Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 947th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | — |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6 | -40.0% |
| 1999 | 0.31 | -48.3% |
| 2001 | 0.33 | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 2 | +506.1% |
| 2005 | 0.83 | -58.5% |
| 2006 | 0.33 | -60.2% |
| 2007 | 0.25 | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2 | +380.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | -16.7% |
| 2012 | 1.17 | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7275 | 0.31 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.8486 | 0.25 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1.17 | 1 |
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- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 702.8 Thousand persons (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria was 1.17 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2007.
- How does Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria ranks 947th 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 Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 254.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 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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