High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Stuttgart
Stuttgart: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 186.16 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Stuttgart, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Stuttgart recorded 186.16 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of down 15.3% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Stuttgart peaked at 451.57 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.75 Number, in 1977.
That places Stuttgart 30th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 … NUTS in Stuttgart, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6.75 Number | — |
| 1978 | 21.8 Number | +223.0% |
| 1979 | 47.75 Number | +119.0% |
| 1980 | 53.46 Number | +12.0% |
| 1981 | 57.77 Number | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 53.94 Number | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 66.05 Number | +22.5% |
| 1984 | 57.7 Number | -12.6% |
| 1985 | 73.35 Number | +27.1% |
| 1986 | 75.06 Number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 87.79 Number | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 103.76 Number | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 101.02 Number | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 116.82 Number | +15.6% |
| 1991 | 109.18 Number | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 128.8 Number | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 147.47 Number | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 137.75 Number | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 119.14 Number | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 158.45 Number | +33.0% |
| 1997 | 265.16 Number | +67.3% |
| 1998 | 305.65 Number | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 382.62 Number | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 451.57 Number | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 370.1 Number | -18.0% |
| 2002 | 380.44 Number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 325.12 Number | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 383.63 Number | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 331.26 Number | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 292.1 Number | -11.8% |
| 2007 | 283.7 Number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 284.12 Number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 242.21 Number | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 206.76 Number | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 219.7 Number | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 186.16 Number | -15.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Stuttgart changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +223.0% | 6.75 Number | 21.8 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.43 Number | 6.75 Number | 47.75 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 72.99 Number | 53.46 Number | 103.76 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 187.1 Number | 109.18 Number | 382.62 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 334.43 Number | 242.21 Number | 451.57 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 204.21 Number | 186.16 Number | 219.7 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Stuttgart
More science & technology data for Stuttgart
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 1,418 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 114,455 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 1,730 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 106.1 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Stuttgart?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Stuttgart was 186.16 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 Stuttgart?
- The highest recorded value was 451.57 Number in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Stuttgart?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.75 Number in 1977.
- How does Stuttgart rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Stuttgart ranks 30th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Stuttgart?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Stuttgart 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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