High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 252.11 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
252.11
Change on year
down 13.9%
Rank
17th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
528.49
in 2000
All-time low
1
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1977–2012

02004006001977199420121977: 11978: 7.51979: 11.21980: 20.81981: 28.61982: 55.11983: 82.91984: 80.31985: 82.41986: 127.21987: 112.61988: 152.41989: 163.11990: 188.91991: 1431992: 214.91993: 169.11994: 1611995: 215.81996: 217.31997: 218.21998: 363.21999: 449.82000: 528.52001: 385.72002: 462.82003: 445.12004: 422.52005: 368.92006: 395.42007: 359.92008: 344.32009: 355.52010: 285.92011: 292.72012: 252.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) is 252.11, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 528.49 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1977.

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 17th 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 South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1
1978 7.5 +650.0%
1979 11.16 +48.8%
1980 20.75 +85.9%
1981 28.58 +37.7%
1982 55.07 +92.7%
1983 82.89 +50.5%
1984 80.33 -3.1%
1985 82.36 +2.5%
1986 127.22 +54.5%
1987 112.6 -11.5%
1988 152.43 +35.4%
1989 163.06 +7.0%
1990 188.92 +15.9%
1991 143.04 -24.3%
1992 214.95 +50.3%
1993 169.06 -21.3%
1994 160.97 -4.8%
1995 215.83 +34.1%
1996 217.26 +0.7%
1997 218.23 +0.4%
1998 363.19 +66.4%
1999 449.76 +23.8%
2000 528.49 +17.5%
2001 385.69 -27.0%
2002 462.76 +20.0%
2003 445.11 -3.8%
2004 422.53 -5.1%
2005 368.95 -12.7%
2006 395.4 +7.2%
2007 359.92 -9.0%
2008 344.26 -4.4%
2009 355.47 +3.3%
2010 285.92 -19.6%
2011 292.68 +2.4%
2012 252.11 -13.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.55 1 11.16 3
1980s 90.53 20.75 163.06 10
1990s 234.12 143.04 449.76 10
2000s 406.86 344.26 528.49 10
2010s 276.9 252.11 292.68 3

Countries ranked near South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)

  1. 14 Ireland 61.91 compare
  2. 15 Poland 56.67 compare
  3. 16 Hungary 45.28 compare
  4. 17 Czechia 13.64 compare
  5. 18 Romania 12.67 compare
  6. 19 Greece 12.61 compare
  7. 20 Lithuania 12.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 252.11 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 528.49 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1977.
How does South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 17th 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 South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) 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)
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