High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Sweden
Sweden: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 679.45 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sweden, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 679.45 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sweden peaked at 794.24 Number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9 Number, in 1977.
Sweden ranks 5th of 41 countries 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 … NUTS in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 9 Number | — |
| 1978 | 13 Number | +44.4% |
| 1979 | 29.17 Number | +124.4% |
| 1980 | 42.58 Number | +46.0% |
| 1981 | 56 Number | +31.5% |
| 1982 | 60.67 Number | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 68.96 Number | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 65.67 Number | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 60.25 Number | -8.3% |
| 1986 | 76.25 Number | +26.6% |
| 1987 | 77.21 Number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 69.83 Number | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 103.18 Number | +47.8% |
| 1990 | 97.04 Number | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 99.47 Number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 164 Number | +64.9% |
| 1993 | 139.49 Number | -14.9% |
| 1994 | 232.26 Number | +66.5% |
| 1995 | 304.01 Number | +30.9% |
| 1996 | 348.4 Number | +14.6% |
| 1997 | 496.38 Number | +42.5% |
| 1998 | 527.29 Number | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 630.64 Number | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 654.37 Number | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 517.74 Number | -20.9% |
| 2002 | 481.81 Number | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 486.59 Number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 533.19 Number | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 552.85 Number | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 702.76 Number | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 794.24 Number | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 756.94 Number | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 674.72 Number | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 700.52 Number | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 717.82 Number | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 679.45 Number | -5.3% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 679.45 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 13.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 679.45 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 15.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +124.4% | 13 Number | 29.17 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.06 Number | 9 Number | 29.17 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 68.06 Number | 42.58 Number | 103.18 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 303.9 Number | 97.04 Number | 630.64 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 615.52 Number | 481.81 Number | 794.24 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 699.26 Number | 679.45 Number | 717.82 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 2 France 1,697 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
- 8 Finland 358.81 Number compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sweden?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sweden was 679.45 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 794.24 Number in 2007.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 Number in 1977.
- How does Sweden rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Sweden ranks 5th out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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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