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

Spain: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 242.17 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
242.17
Change on year
down 15.8%
World rank
10th
of 31 countries
All-time high
287.47
in 2011
All-time low
1
in 1978
Years of data
34
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Spain, 1978–2012

01002003001978199520121978: 11979: 11980: 2.31982: 4.51983: 41984: 8.71985: 61986: 9.21987: 9.51988: 161989: 21.31990: 211991: 29.31992: 26.81993: 28.31994: 46.11995: 37.11996: 57.51997: 64.91998: 84.81999: 116.62000: 133.92001: 157.42002: 143.72003: 138.42004: 149.42005: 177.62006: 207.42007: 221.52008: 257.52009: 279.42010: 274.42011: 287.52012: 242.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Spain is 242.17, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and up 68.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Spain peaked at 287.47 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.

That places Spain 10th out of 31 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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 Spain, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Spain, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1979 1 +0.0%
1980 2.33 +133.0%
1982 4.5 +93.1%
1983 4 -11.1%
1984 8.67 +116.8%
1985 6 -30.8%
1986 9.17 +52.8%
1987 9.5 +3.6%
1988 16.02 +68.6%
1989 21.32 +33.1%
1990 21.01 -1.5%
1991 29.29 +39.4%
1992 26.84 -8.4%
1993 28.29 +5.4%
1994 46.1 +63.0%
1995 37.15 -19.4%
1996 57.54 +54.9%
1997 64.93 +12.8%
1998 84.78 +30.6%
1999 116.64 +37.6%
2000 133.91 +14.8%
2001 157.38 +17.5%
2002 143.7 -8.7%
2003 138.39 -3.7%
2004 149.44 +8.0%
2005 177.64 +18.9%
2006 207.45 +16.8%
2007 221.49 +6.8%
2008 257.5 +16.3%
2009 279.41 +8.5%
2010 274.4 -1.8%
2011 287.47 +4.8%
2012 242.17 -15.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 2
1980s 9.06 2.33 21.32 9
1990s 51.26 21.01 116.64 10
2000s 186.63 133.91 279.41 10
2010s 268.01 242.17 287.47 3

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 7 Belgium 317.81 compare
  2. 8 Italy 292.53 compare
  3. 9 Switzerland 289.42 compare
  4. 11 Austria 196.21 compare
  5. 12 Denmark 177.05 compare
  6. 13 Norway 64.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Spain?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Spain was 242.17 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 287.47 in 2011.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
How does Spain rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Spain ranks 10th 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 Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain 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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