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

Slovakia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 6.59 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
6.59
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
23rd
of 31 countries
All-time high
8.5
in 2008
All-time low
0.67
in 1992
Years of data
19
1992–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Slovakia, 1992–2012

024681992200220121992: 0.671994: 1.51995: 11997: 1.21998: 1.81999: 4.62000: 1.42001: 4.62002: 7.92003: 4.22004: 3.12005: 2.62006: 7.12007: 4.22008: 8.52009: 4.22010: 4.32011: 7.82012: 6.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Slovakia is 6.59, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Slovakia peaked at 8.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1992.

Slovakia ranks 23rd of 31 countries on this measure, 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 Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Slovakia, 1992 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1992 0.67
1994 1.53 +128.4%
1995 1 -34.6%
1997 1.25 +25.0%
1998 1.83 +46.4%
1999 4.58 +150.3%
2000 1.38 -69.9%
2001 4.58 +231.9%
2002 7.87 +71.8%
2003 4.23 -46.3%
2004 3.08 -27.2%
2005 2.58 -16.2%
2006 7.09 +174.8%
2007 4.17 -41.2%
2008 8.5 +103.8%
2009 4.2 -50.6%
2010 4.3 +2.4%
2011 7.75 +80.2%
2012 6.59 -15.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.81 0.67 4.58 6
2000s 4.77 1.38 8.5 10
2010s 6.21 4.3 7.75 3

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 20 Lithuania 12.2 compare
  2. 21 Portugal 10.29 compare
  3. 22 Latvia 7.33 compare
  4. 24 Slovenia 6.5 compare
  5. 25 Estonia 4.67 compare
  6. 26 Luxembourg 4.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Slovakia?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Slovakia was 6.59 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 8.5 in 2008.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1992.
How does Slovakia rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Slovakia ranks 23rd out of 31 countries with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovakia 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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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