High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 935.65 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in United Kingdom, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 935.65 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 13.4% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in United Kingdom peaked at 1,910 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23 Number, in 1977.
That places United Kingdom 3rd out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 23 Number | — |
| 1978 | 86.17 Number | +274.7% |
| 1979 | 138 Number | +60.1% |
| 1980 | 167.43 Number | +21.3% |
| 1981 | 266.35 Number | +59.1% |
| 1982 | 302.28 Number | +13.5% |
| 1983 | 410.51 Number | +35.8% |
| 1984 | 445.17 Number | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 480.06 Number | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 555.43 Number | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 556.4 Number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 630.51 Number | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 702.39 Number | +11.4% |
| 1990 | 695.85 Number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 596.86 Number | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 666.32 Number | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 697.61 Number | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 838.15 Number | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 883.77 Number | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 1,041 Number | +17.8% |
| 1997 | 1,159 Number | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 1,475 Number | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 1,750 Number | +18.6% |
| 2000 | 1,910 Number | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 1,765 Number | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 1,603 Number | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 1,453 Number | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 1,432 Number | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1,395 Number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,310 Number | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 1,252 Number | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,144 Number | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 1,162 Number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,090 Number | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,080 Number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 935.65 Number | -13.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in United Kingdom 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 | +274.7% | 23 Number | 86.17 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.39 Number | 23 Number | 138 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 451.65 Number | 167.43 Number | 702.39 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 980.34 Number | 596.86 Number | 1,750 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,442 Number | 1,144 Number | 1,910 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,035 Number | 935.65 Number | 1,090 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 1 Germany 2,453 Number compare
- 2 France 1,697 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 5 Sweden 679.45 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 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 United Kingdom?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in United Kingdom was 935.65 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1,910 Number in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 Number in 1977.
- How does United Kingdom rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd 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 United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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