High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Sur
Sur: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 16.79 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
16.79 Number
Change on year
up 40.5%
Rank
229th
of 1427 regions
All-time high
25.72 Number
in 2002
All-time low
0.33 Number
in 1984
Years of data
29
1982–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sur, 1982–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sur is 16.79 Number, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sur peaked at 25.72 Number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 1984.
Sur ranks 229th of 1427 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 … NUTS in Sur, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.5 Number | — |
| 1984 | 0.33 Number | -34.0% |
| 1985 | 1 Number | +203.0% |
| 1986 | 1.7 Number | +70.0% |
| 1987 | 1.5 Number | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 2.92 Number | +94.7% |
| 1989 | 0.5 Number | -82.9% |
| 1990 | 1 Number | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 0.58 Number | -42.0% |
| 1992 | 0.92 Number | +58.6% |
| 1994 | 1.04 Number | +13.0% |
| 1995 | 1 Number | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 3.56 Number | +256.0% |
| 1997 | 4.05 Number | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 4 Number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.42 Number | +160.5% |
| 2000 | 11.92 Number | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 12.3 Number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 25.72 Number | +109.1% |
| 2003 | 10.58 Number | -58.9% |
| 2004 | 4.77 Number | -54.9% |
| 2005 | 10.15 Number | +112.8% |
| 2006 | 17.09 Number | +68.4% |
| 2007 | 12.36 Number | -27.7% |
| 2008 | 18.93 Number | +53.2% |
| 2009 | 15.27 Number | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 16.5 Number | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 11.95 Number | -27.6% |
| 2012 | 16.79 Number | +40.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.21 Number | 0.33 Number | 2.92 Number | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.95 Number | 0.58 Number | 10.42 Number | 9 |
| 2000s | 13.91 Number | 4.77 Number | 25.72 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.08 Number | 11.95 Number | 16.79 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 Sur?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sur was 16.79 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 Sur?
- The highest recorded value was 25.72 Number in 2002.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sur?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 1984.
- How does Sur rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Sur ranks 229th 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 Sur?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sur 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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