High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Switzerland
Switzerland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 289.42 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Switzerland, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Switzerland stood at 289.42 Number.
The figure is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Switzerland peaked at 497.07 Number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6 Number, in 1977.
Switzerland ranks 11th of 41 countries 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 6 Number | — |
| 1978 | 42.83 Number | +613.8% |
| 1979 | 62.27 Number | +45.4% |
| 1980 | 64.25 Number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 79.62 Number | +23.9% |
| 1982 | 80.84 Number | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 75.29 Number | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 128.92 Number | +71.2% |
| 1985 | 114.17 Number | -11.4% |
| 1986 | 128.57 Number | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 126.48 Number | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 163.94 Number | +29.6% |
| 1989 | 156.77 Number | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 128.47 Number | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 151.72 Number | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 169.7 Number | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 142.97 Number | -15.8% |
| 1994 | 189.29 Number | +32.4% |
| 1995 | 169.36 Number | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 202.84 Number | +19.8% |
| 1997 | 274.1 Number | +35.1% |
| 1998 | 299.34 Number | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 390.8 Number | +30.6% |
| 2000 | 485.7 Number | +24.3% |
| 2001 | 497.07 Number | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 435.69 Number | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 373.49 Number | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 433.28 Number | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 417.9 Number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 383.77 Number | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 389.77 Number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 385.39 Number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 351.64 Number | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 374.35 Number | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 355.24 Number | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 289.42 Number | -18.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 289.42 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50.98 Number, 5.7× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 289.42 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.28 Number, 6.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Switzerland 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 | +613.8% | 6 Number | 42.83 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.03 Number | 6 Number | 62.27 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 111.88 Number | 64.25 Number | 163.94 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 211.86 Number | 128.47 Number | 390.8 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 415.37 Number | 351.64 Number | 497.07 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 339.67 Number | 289.42 Number | 374.35 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 Switzerland?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Switzerland was 289.42 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 497.07 Number in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 Number in 1977.
- How does Switzerland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Switzerland ranks 11th 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 Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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