High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Skåne län

Skåne län: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 229.23 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
229.23
Change on year
up 8.1%
Rank
23rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
242.04
in 2007
All-time low
0.5
in 1978
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

0501001502002501977199420121977: 11978: 0.51979: 71980: 5.71981: 5.11982: 8.61983: 7.91984: 8.61985: 81986: 11.81987: 13.91988: 9.91989: 15.11990: 15.61991: 121992: 14.31993: 15.31994: 42.41995: 45.81996: 52.71997: 69.91998: 84.81999: 177.42000: 143.32001: 105.22002: 154.12003: 143.12004: 142.22005: 160.22006: 231.72007: 2422008: 221.32009: 178.82010: 182.52011: 212.12012: 229.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Skåne län is 229.23, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Skåne län peaked at 242.04 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1978.

Skåne län ranks 23rd of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Skåne län, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Skåne län, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1
1978 0.5 -50.0%
1979 7 +1300.0%
1980 5.67 -19.0%
1981 5.08 -10.4%
1982 8.58 +68.9%
1983 7.88 -8.2%
1984 8.58 +8.9%
1985 8 -6.8%
1986 11.83 +47.9%
1987 13.87 +17.2%
1988 9.92 -28.5%
1989 15.08 +52.0%
1990 15.6 +3.4%
1991 12 -23.1%
1992 14.27 +18.9%
1993 15.34 +7.5%
1994 42.43 +176.6%
1995 45.76 +7.8%
1996 52.66 +15.1%
1997 69.93 +32.8%
1998 84.77 +21.2%
1999 177.37 +109.2%
2000 143.34 -19.2%
2001 105.2 -26.6%
2002 154.05 +46.4%
2003 143.06 -7.1%
2004 142.18 -0.6%
2005 160.23 +12.7%
2006 231.67 +44.6%
2007 242.04 +4.5%
2008 221.26 -8.6%
2009 178.84 -19.2%
2010 182.51 +2.1%
2011 212.13 +16.2%
2012 229.23 +8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.83 0.5 7 3
1980s 9.45 5.08 15.08 10
1990s 53.01 12 177.37 10
2000s 172.19 105.2 242.04 10
2010s 207.96 182.51 229.23 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Skåne län?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Skåne län was 229.23 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Skåne län?
The highest recorded value was 242.04 in 2007.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Skåne län?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1978.
How does Skåne län rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Skåne län ranks 23rd 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 Skåne län?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Skåne län 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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