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

Sweden: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 679.45 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
679.45
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
4th
of 31 countries
All-time high
794.24
in 2007
All-time low
9
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sweden, 1977–2012

02004006008001977199420121977: 91978: 131979: 29.21980: 42.61981: 561982: 60.71983: 691984: 65.71985: 60.21986: 76.21987: 77.21988: 69.81989: 103.21990: 971991: 99.51992: 1641993: 139.51994: 232.31995: 3041996: 348.41997: 496.41998: 527.31999: 630.62000: 654.42001: 517.72002: 481.82003: 486.62004: 533.22005: 552.92006: 702.82007: 794.22008: 756.92009: 674.72010: 700.52011: 717.82012: 679.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 679.45 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 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9, in 1977.

Sweden ranks 4th of 31 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 and NUTS 3 in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Sweden, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 9
1978 13 +44.4%
1979 29.17 +124.4%
1980 42.58 +46.0%
1981 56 +31.5%
1982 60.67 +8.3%
1983 68.96 +13.7%
1984 65.67 -4.8%
1985 60.25 -8.3%
1986 76.25 +26.6%
1987 77.21 +1.3%
1988 69.83 -9.6%
1989 103.18 +47.8%
1990 97.04 -6.0%
1991 99.47 +2.5%
1992 164 +64.9%
1993 139.49 -14.9%
1994 232.26 +66.5%
1995 304.01 +30.9%
1996 348.4 +14.6%
1997 496.38 +42.5%
1998 527.29 +6.2%
1999 630.64 +19.6%
2000 654.37 +3.8%
2001 517.74 -20.9%
2002 481.81 -6.9%
2003 486.59 +1.0%
2004 533.19 +9.6%
2005 552.85 +3.7%
2006 702.76 +27.1%
2007 794.24 +13.0%
2008 756.94 -4.7%
2009 674.72 -10.9%
2010 700.52 +3.8%
2011 717.82 +2.5%
2012 679.45 -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17.06 9 29.17 3
1980s 68.06 42.58 103.18 10
1990s 303.9 97.04 630.64 10
2000s 615.52 481.81 794.24 10
2010s 699.26 679.45 717.82 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Germany 2,453 compare
  2. 2 France 1,697 compare
  3. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 935.65 compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 545.39 compare
  5. 6 Finland 358.81 compare
  6. 7 Belgium 317.81 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 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 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 in 1977.
How does Sweden rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Sweden ranks 4th 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 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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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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