High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Siegen-Wittgenstein

Siegen-Wittgenstein: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.5
Change on year
down 95.0%
Rank
1165th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
10.5
in 1997
All-time low
0.5
in 1977
Years of data
33
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Siegen-Wittgenstein, 1977–2012

02468101977199420121977: 0.51979: 1.31980: 51982: 11983: 11984: 11985: 11986: 0.671987: 11988: 3.21989: 2.61990: 2.81992: 1.51993: 1.91994: 1.71995: 5.31996: 5.51997: 10.51998: 3.61999: 1.82000: 7.52001: 3.42002: 4.62003: 1.72004: 1.52005: 2.32006: 4.82007: 1.52008: 32009: 3.52010: 2.52011: 9.92012: 0.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Siegen-Wittgenstein is 0.5, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 95.0% on the previous year and down 89.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Siegen-Wittgenstein peaked at 10.5 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1977.

That places Siegen-Wittgenstein 1165th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Siegen-Wittgenstein, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Siegen-Wittgenstein, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.5
1979 1.33 +166.0%
1980 5 +275.9%
1982 1 -80.0%
1983 1 +0.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 1 +0.0%
1986 0.67 -33.0%
1987 1 +49.3%
1988 3.25 +225.0%
1989 2.58 -20.6%
1990 2.83 +9.7%
1992 1.5 -47.0%
1993 1.9 +26.7%
1994 1.67 -12.1%
1995 5.33 +219.2%
1996 5.5 +3.2%
1997 10.5 +90.9%
1998 3.63 -65.4%
1999 1.83 -49.6%
2000 7.5 +309.8%
2001 3.37 -55.1%
2002 4.63 +37.4%
2003 1.67 -63.9%
2004 1.47 -12.0%
2005 2.33 +58.5%
2006 4.75 +103.9%
2007 1.5 -68.4%
2008 3 +100.0%
2009 3.5 +16.7%
2010 2.5 -28.6%
2011 9.95 +298.0%
2012 0.5 -95.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.915 0.5 1.33 2
1980s 1.83 0.67 5 9
1990s 3.85 1.5 10.5 9
2000s 3.37 1.47 7.5 10
2010s 4.32 0.5 9.95 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Siegen-Wittgenstein?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Siegen-Wittgenstein was 0.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Siegen-Wittgenstein?
The highest recorded value was 10.5 in 1997.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Siegen-Wittgenstein?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1977.
How does Siegen-Wittgenstein rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Siegen-Wittgenstein ranks 1165th 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 Siegen-Wittgenstein?
Over the last ten years it is down 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Siegen-Wittgenstein 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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