High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Toscana
Toscana: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 26.43 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2012)
26.43
Change on year
down 4.4%
Rank
176th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
41.23
in 2001
All-time low
1
in 1982
Years of data
34
1979–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Toscana, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Toscana stood at 26.43.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Toscana peaked at 41.23 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1982.
Toscana ranks 176th 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 Toscana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.5 | — |
| 1980 | 2.25 | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 2.33 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 1 | -57.1% |
| 1983 | 3 | +200.0% |
| 1984 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 11.93 | +496.5% |
| 1986 | 6.5 | -45.5% |
| 1987 | 9.06 | +39.4% |
| 1988 | 8.38 | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 4.98 | -40.6% |
| 1990 | 11.67 | +134.3% |
| 1991 | 8.4 | -28.0% |
| 1992 | 12.97 | +54.4% |
| 1993 | 4.58 | -64.7% |
| 1994 | 8.25 | +80.1% |
| 1995 | 13.28 | +61.0% |
| 1996 | 7.2 | -45.8% |
| 1997 | 16.11 | +123.8% |
| 1998 | 30.89 | +91.7% |
| 1999 | 36.52 | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 26.94 | -26.2% |
| 2001 | 41.23 | +53.0% |
| 2002 | 29.39 | -28.7% |
| 2003 | 28.61 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 20.8 | -27.3% |
| 2005 | 28.08 | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 16.67 | -40.6% |
| 2007 | 36.29 | +117.7% |
| 2008 | 28.94 | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 30.51 | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 31.24 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 27.64 | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 26.43 | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.14 | 1 | 11.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.99 | 4.58 | 36.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.75 | 16.67 | 41.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.44 | 26.43 | 31.24 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Toscana?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Toscana was 26.43 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Toscana?
- The highest recorded value was 41.23 in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Toscana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1982.
- How does Toscana rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Toscana ranks 176th 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 Toscana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Toscana 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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