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 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
6.59 Number
Change on year
down 15.0%
World rank
29th
of 41 countries
All-time high
8.5 Number
in 2008
All-time low
0.67 Number
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
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Slovakia stood at 6.59 Number.
That represents a change of 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 Number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.67 Number, in 1992.
Slovakia ranks 29th of 41 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
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.67 Number | — |
| 1994 | 1.53 Number | +128.4% |
| 1995 | 1 Number | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 1.25 Number | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 1.83 Number | +46.4% |
| 1999 | 4.58 Number | +150.3% |
| 2000 | 1.38 Number | -69.9% |
| 2001 | 4.58 Number | +231.9% |
| 2002 | 7.87 Number | +71.8% |
| 2003 | 4.23 Number | -46.3% |
| 2004 | 3.08 Number | -27.2% |
| 2005 | 2.58 Number | -16.2% |
| 2006 | 7.09 Number | +174.8% |
| 2007 | 4.17 Number | -41.2% |
| 2008 | 8.5 Number | +103.8% |
| 2009 | 4.2 Number | -50.6% |
| 2010 | 4.3 Number | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 7.75 Number | +80.2% |
| 2012 | 6.59 Number | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.81 Number | 0.67 Number | 4.58 Number | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.77 Number | 1.38 Number | 8.5 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.21 Number | 4.3 Number | 7.75 Number | 3 |
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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 Number 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 Number 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 Number in 1992.
- How does Slovakia rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Slovakia ranks 29th out of 41 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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