High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sud
Sud: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 21.32 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
21.32
Change on year
down 17.7%
Rank
201st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
50.09
in 2008
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 Sud, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sud is 21.32, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sud peaked at 50.09 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.
Sud ranks 201st of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Sud, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 | — |
| 1979 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 1982 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.5 | +25.0% |
| 1984 | 1 | -60.0% |
| 1985 | 3.07 | +207.0% |
| 1986 | 2.42 | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 7.2 | +197.5% |
| 1988 | 3.92 | -45.6% |
| 1989 | 4.38 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 6.45 | +47.3% |
| 1991 | 8.08 | +25.3% |
| 1992 | 4.56 | -43.6% |
| 1993 | 11.45 | +151.1% |
| 1994 | 6.58 | -42.5% |
| 1995 | 3.67 | -44.2% |
| 1996 | 15.59 | +324.8% |
| 1997 | 14.08 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 14.25 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 12.7 | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 19.55 | +53.9% |
| 2001 | 17.86 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 22.43 | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 26.72 | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 41.13 | +53.9% |
| 2005 | 45.32 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 39.24 | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 35.59 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 50.09 | +40.7% |
| 2009 | 40.93 | -18.3% |
| 2010 | 30.18 | -26.3% |
| 2011 | 25.91 | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 21.32 | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.17 | 1 | 7.2 | 9 |
| 1990s | 9.74 | 3.67 | 15.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.89 | 17.86 | 50.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8 | 21.32 | 30.18 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sud?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sud was 21.32 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sud?
- The highest recorded value was 50.09 in 2008.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sud?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
- How does Sud rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Sud ranks 201st 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 Sud?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sud 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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